9 Dec 2022
St John’s, Antigua, 9 December 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - Immunization Mangers from across the Caribbean met in Antigua and Barbuda from December 5-8, under the theme, “Recovering Past Gains” to reflect on the challenges of 2021, to strategize and develop plans to regain their position as a global leader in immunization.
Professor Peter Figueroa, Chair…
7 Dec 2022
In 2022, the 13th Brazilian Congress of Collective Health (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Association of Collective Health – ABRASCO, had the theme ‘Health is democracy: diversity, equity and social justice’ and was held in Salvador, Bahia, on November 19-24, 2022.
PAHO participated in the program of the 13th …
6 Dec 2022
Official handover of the two pick-ups done by PAHO/WHO Health Systems and Services Advisor Dr. Rosmond Adams to the Minister of Health Dr. Amar Ramadhin.
Suriname, December 6, 2022 (PAHO) – Through funding support from the U.S Government, PAHO/WHO donated two Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Regional Health…
5 Dec 2022
Belize City, Belize, December 05, 2022 (PAHO) – With more than 200 health conditions linked to alcohol use, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) joined forces with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) to launch the first and free digital health specialist (artificial intelligence (AI)), Pahola, for…
5 Dec 2022
Montevideo, December 5, 2022. In the framework of the celebrations for the 120th anniversary of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), part of the team of the Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR) participated in the activity organized by the PAHO Office in Uruguay.
During the event, which…
2 Dec 2022
Group picture of excited students around the planter boxes with Minister of Health Dr. Amar Ramadhin and PAHO/WHO Suriname Health Systems and Services Advisor Dr. Rosmond Adams.Suriname, December 02, 2022 (PAHO) – On 2 December 2022, the Pan American Health Organization celebrated 120 years as a specialized public health agency in the Americas,…
1 Dec 2022
Washington D.C. 1 December 2022 (PAHO) – Tomorrow, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) marks its Anniversary as the world’s oldest international public health agency, celebrating 12 decades of work promoting health and wellbeing throughout the region of the Americas.
On this day in 1902, 11 countries came together at the First General…
30 Nov 2022
PAHO Technical Officer, Tropical and Vector-borne Diseases Oscar Mesones Lapouble & the Coordinator of diagnostics and treatment of the Malaria Program, Mr. Hedley Cairo during the opening of the Malaria Service Deliverers Training Suriname, November 30, 2022 (PAHO) – The continuous effort in the fight against Malaria in Suriname was…
30 Nov 2022
New report highlights that, although 83% of PAHO Member States have included violence against women in their health plans or policies, only half recommend essential first-line support.
Washington, D.C., November 30, 2022 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week launched a new report assessing the status of health sector…