Tegucigalpa, July 31, 2026 (PAHO/WHO). With the participation of more than 600 health professionals from across the country, the webinar “Post-Abortion Care and Family Planning” concluded successfully. This joint initiative of the Ministry of Health, IHSS, UNAH, PAHO/WHO, UNFPA, DKT International, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean, MSD, and the…
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 2026 (PAHO/WHO). With the official swearing-in of its Zero Maternal Death Operational Team and Management Steering Team, San Felipe General Hospital has taken a significant step toward strengthening the quality of maternal and neonatal care by institutionalizing a continuous improvement model aimed at preventing…
A PAHO-led technical mission, with participation from ASHA, assessed national capacities and gaps to inform a sustainable, people-centered intervention integrated into health services.Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 27 July 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Public Health (MISPAS), the National Health…
Georgetown, Guyana 24 July 2026 – Guyana is advancing efforts to establish a National Pharmacovigilance Centre, marking a significant milestone in strengthening the country's regulatory oversight of medicines, vaccines, medical devices, and other health technologies. The workshop was facilitated by Robin Rojas, Technical Officer, and Catherine…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 24 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries has joined the people of Barbados in mourning the passing of The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, paying tribute to one of the nation's most distinguished sons and an enduring icon of Caribbean excellence.On behalf of the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, July 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), a Covista institution, have signed a Framework Agreement establishing a strategic partnership to advance the One Health agenda in the Eastern Caribbean through collaboration in…
Asunción, Paraguay, 23 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPBS), through its National Eye Health Program (PNSO), presented the executive report of results from the country’s third Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB). Paraguay is the only country in the Region of the Americas to have conducted three…
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, 15 July 2026 – Key stakeholders from across the health sector gathered on 15 July for a national consultation aimed at developing a strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem in the British Virgin Islands by 2030.The Cervical Cancer Elimination Stakeholder Consultation Meeting brought…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 21 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), is strengthening Barbados' capacity to detect, report and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases through the introduction of the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases…