GEORGETOWN, 19 September 2023 – More than 25 local journalists were trained to report responsibly on suicide, trauma, mass tragedies, and mental health issues during a recent two-day session hosted by the Guyana Press Association. Some journalists were visibly moved by the session, which included instruction on "self-care" for their own mental…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, September 15, 2023 (PAHO)- Health professionals from the country's departments strengthened their capacities to improve prenatal care and identify risk prematurely, as well as improve their ability to discriminate between low and high risk, focusing on pathologies that put the lives of women and their children at…
Bogotá, Colombia, September 11, 2023 - Professionals from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and technical teams from the Ministries of Health of Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, and Venezuela have enhanced their abilities to create inclusive programs through a workshop focused on gender equity and the analysis of health…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 13 September 2023 (PAHO) - Amid a protracted and worsening security and humanitarian crisis, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is working closely with Haiti's Ministry of Health to address urgent healthcare needs among internally displaced populations in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.
Recent surges in…
Montevideo, 15 September 2023. The SIP Plus is the web version of the Perinatal Informatics System (SIP), a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) standard for the clinical registration of care in health services for women, pregnancy, childbirth and newborns.
On 13 September, a meeting was held to launch the SIP Plus version in Uruguay. The…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 15, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries intensified their vaccination programmes to minimize the loss of life and reduce serious long-term conditions caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, many of the vaccination campaigns conducted during this period also sparked discussions about…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA-14 SEPTEMBER 2023 -As a response to the challenges faced during the Covid-19 Pandemic with weakened medicine supply chains and poor access to vaccines, medicines and other medical supplies, the President of Guyana expressed the intention to develop the framework and infrastructure for production of vaccines and other medicines…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 13, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Every year, thousands of Jamaicans who are seriously ill and injured, seek care. Whether it’s a pregnant woman suffering from preeclampsia, a man who has suffered a stroke or heart attack, or a teenager who has been in a terrible accident, they invariably turn up at one place to seek help: the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 September 2023 (PAHO) - A webinar with live panelists from Barbados and Chile signaled the start of recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Hosted on September 5, the webinar was entitled United to Make Suicide Prevention a Priority. The live conversation provided a platform to discuss two different experiences from…