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Belize City, Belize, October 8, 20201 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) collaborated with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) and Global Oncology (GO) to conduct a two-day training to strengthen the service delivery capacity of the KHMH Cancer Unit. Through the EU-funded Health Sector Support…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 8, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – The United States of America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have partnered to bolster Jamaica’s health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a handover ceremony on Thursday, October 7, 2021, Mr. Ian Stein, PAHO/WHO Representative to…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 6, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) has embraced international training on Medium-Term Results Based Budgeting (MTRBB), with almost 80 staff members island-wide participating in an intensive four-week programme set to run from Tuesday, September 21 to Friday, October 15. The MTRBB…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 6, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – Mr. Ian Stein has been appointed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. He is based in Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. Stein possesses substantial experience in developing and maintaining partnerships for health,…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 6, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – Mr. Ian Stein has been appointed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. He is based in Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. Stein possesses substantial experience in developing and maintaining partnerships for health,…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 6, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – Mr. Ian Stein has been appointed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands effective September 15, 2021. He is based in Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. Stein possesses substantial experience in developing and…
Montevideo, October 03, 2021 (CLAP/PAHO)- Every year midwives look after a significant share of the nearly 140 million births in the region. In most cases, no risks of complications have been identified for the pregnant women or for their babies before the onset of labor. However, midwives also encounter and are in charge of situations in which…
BIREME continues to prioritize actions aimed at supporting countries with information and evidence for decision-making in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with its Biannual Work Plan (PTB) 2020-2021 characterized by projects, products and services framed in 4 initiatives: (1) information and knowledge management, (2) information…
Montevideo, 27 September 2021, CLAP/PAHO- September 26, 2021 marked the 100th birth anniversary of Dr. Roberto Caldeyro Barcia, first Director of the Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP), an occasion for which the Center pays tribute to this Uruguayan scientific pioneer. The term perinatology was coined by Dr. Caldeyro Barcia, whose…