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…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 September 2021 (PAHO) - Nearly eight thousand (8000) confirmed new Covid-19 cases have been reported over the last three weeks of September 2021 with a 52% increase from 4231 cases in the month of August 2021 from Barbados and 6 Eastern Caribbean countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts…
PAHO urges the countries to renew their commitment, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the elimination of human rabies transmitted by dogs in the region of the Americas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28 September, 2021 (PANAFTOSA/VPH-PAHO/WHO) - The World Rabies Day (WRD), established by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) and recognized…
Belize City, Belize, September 24, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – To support the national deployment of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through financial support from the Government of Germany, donated an ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezer to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW).…
Belize City, Belize, September 21, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – To strengthen the capacity to screen for diabetes in a timely manner, through the European Union Directorate-General for International Partnerships (formerly EU-DEVCO), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization donated medical equipment to the Belize Family Life Association…
Adorned in purple, the PAHO-WHO Country Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands showed their support during Alzheimer Awareness Week 2021.
The Bahamas Alzheimer Association partnered with the Country Office to host the “Let’s Talk About Dementia” webinar. Dr Keva Thompson, Non-Communicable Diseases Consultant (PAHO-WHO Bahamas…
Belize City, Belize, September 20, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – The European Union (EU) has been partnering with PAHO/WHO Belize for almost 20 years in projects that advance the goal of providing more efficient and higher quality health care for the people of Belize.
As one of the largest projects being implemented in Belize, the Health Sector Support…