Camiri, Santa Cruz – Bolivia, 17 march 2025 (OPS)- Camiri, Santa Cruz - Bolivia, 17 March 2025 (PAHO)- Rapid trachoma assessments (RTAs) have been used to detect cases of follicular trachoma and trachomatous trichiasis in 21 remote indigenous communities in Bolivia. The RTAs were conducted by field teams from the Ministry of Health and Sports, as…
Monitoring Mission: PAHO/WHO and the European Union Strengthen the Fight Against Dengue in Guatemala
Guatemala, March 13, 2025 (PAHO) — In the context of the dengue emergency in Guatemala, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) with the support of the European Union, and in coordination with the Guatemala Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, has developed a series of strategic actions to strengthen the country's health…
Nassau, The Bahamas, 11 March 2025 - The Bahamas Ministry of Health and Wellness is conducting a series of half-day training workshops for healthcare providers on the use of SIP+ (SIP Plus), the latest version of the Perinatal Information System (SIP) developed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO/WHO has been supporting the…
Quito, March 7, 2025 – The successful 2025 reclassification of Ecuador's Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) has demonstrated that the Ministry of Public Health's (MSP) two mobile hospitals meet the standards for international and national deployments in emergencies and disasters.The evaluation, which included a desk review and a visit to the mobile…
São Paulo, March 06, 2025 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - March 2025 marks the 58th anniversary of BIREME – the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) – one of the longest-lived and most strategic institutions in the Region of the Americas. Founded in 1967…
Bridgetown, Barbados – 24 February 2025 (PAHO) - More than seventy health care workers and health managers from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) have benefitted from a conference to enhance the medical care provided to mothers and their babies.The two-day conference ‘Improving Perinatal Care in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean…
Washington DC, February 28, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – International experts and delegates from nine countries in the Americas participated in a virtual workshop to develop the dossier for the validation of the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. The event is the first virtual workshop with multi-country participation held for this purpose…
Asunción, February 2025 (PAHO) - Thanks to the technical cooperation provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), National Health Surveillance Directorate (DINAVISA, by Spanish acronym) updated the methodology for price regulation for over-the-counter medications by issuing 'DINAVISA Resolution 174/2004,' which came into effect in…
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- It was a call to action by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to remove the stigma of mental illness throughout the country.Towards this end, the ministry held a 'Mental Health Act In Action' symposium where its partners and other stakeholders assembled at the Atlantis Ballroom on Paradise Island on Thursday, January 23,…