Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 15 September 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) supported a three-day capacity building exercise on essential Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Environmental Hygiene for the prevention of infections in healthcare facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from September…
Port-of-Spain, 11 September 2025 (PAHO) The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Trinidad and Tobago Country Office facilitated the Vascular Ultrasound Training Programme 2025, a programme aimed at strengthening vascular imaging skills within the public health system. This initiative is a collaboration with the…
Lima, September 12, 2025 .– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Peruvian Ministry of Health (MINSA) held a workshop entitled "Comprehensive Framework for a Program to Prevent and Control Respiratory Diseases with Epidemic and Pandemic Potential," held from September 8 to 12 with the participation of technical teams from the…
Port-of-Spain, 10 September 2025 (PAHO) - General practitioners in Curaçao, often the first line of care for patients, are now better equipped to assess and treat patients with mental health conditions, thanks to a collaborative training initiative led by PAHO and local health authorities.The PAHO/WHO Country Office in Trinidad and Tobago (PAHO/…
Brasilia, September 8, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Brazilian Ministry of Health organized a meeting this Monday and Tuesday (September 8–9) to conduct the validation process for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Brazil. The meeting was attended by 25 experts, including ophthalmologists,…
Caracas, 9 September 2025 (PAHO/WHO).- A team of 14 health workers from the Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS) set sail on 9 September from Puerto Samariapo in the Autana municipality of the State of Amazonas. The team were heading to the Alto Orinoco municipality to provide comprehensive health services to 14 Yanomami groups as part of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 8 September 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - It was a moment of pride and promise as two Barbadian health professionals, Dr. Joy Anne O’Neale and Ms. Stacia Whittaker, presented their health policy briefs to mentors and personnel of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Programme Coordinator, The…
Castries, St. Lucia, 1 September 2025 (PAHO) – Health officials from across the Caribbean have acquired additional health information management skills following a PAHO mission in St. Lucia. For health officials across the Caribbean, the journey to a more resilient public health system has been a long one, built on data and collaboration.…
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 4 September 2025 (PAHO) – Groups of health care workers are receiving training sessions over a two-week period, from August 29th to September 10th, to strengthen their surveillance and digital health management expertise.Public Health Officers, Vector Control Officers and Environmental Health Staff, those officers…