San Salvador, 9 August 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Canada, through its Embassy in El Salvador and in coordination with the Salvadoran Government, launched today a project aimed at trachoma detection in prioritized communities as part of a regional initiative to eliminate this disease. Trachoma is an eye…
Montevideo August 6, 2024. Clinical practice through simulators is a strategy that favors the incorporation and strengthening of skills in safe and controlled scenarios, respecting the dignity and physical integrity of women. The development of competencies in health professionals can never imply the subjugation of rights.The Pan American…
São Paulo, August 06, 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - On July 16, BIREME launched a new search strategy in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) focused on Oropouche fever. The initiative seeks to respond to the recent epidemiological alert issued by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and its updates. In the first half of 2024, and for the first…
Port-au-Prince, 5 August 2024 (PAHO) - The security situation in Haiti has led hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (ZMPAP) to flee the violence and take refuge in sites that are, for the most part, unsuitable for housing these displaced populations. Overcrowding and inadequate sanitary infrastructures in…
Turks and Caicos Islands, July 29 – August 3 - The Ministry of Health and Human Services, through its Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services, conducted a series of events aimed at promoting healthy aging in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). These activities, held from July 29 to August 3, marked significant steps towards the development of a…
Asunción, August 1, 2024. The Ministry of Public Health and Well-being of Paraguay (MSPyBS by its Spanish acronym), with the support of PAHO/WHO Paraguay, launched the National Research Ethics Policy for Health – Paraguay 2023 (PNEIS, by its Spanish acronym) on Thursday, August 1 in Asunción.…
Valledupar, July 26th,2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's Health and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) successfully concluded the "National Workshop to Train Facilitators in the Use of Community Perinatal Technologies." This two-day event, attended by 30 traditional midwives from…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 31 July 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - To further enhance the climate resilience of health systems in the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is fostering access to resources needed to respond to climatic threats in seven Caribbean countries. They are Guyana, Jamaica,…
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 July 2024 (PAHO) - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), hosted an international meeting in Kingston from July 23-25 titled "Caribbean Connect: Building the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health." The event aimed to engage Caribbean leaders and technical…