Bridgetown, Barbados, 2 February 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - Young to mid-career professionals from CARIFOURUM countries who are interested in Empowering Caribbean Action for Climate and Health, are invited to apply to the first cohort of the Climate Change and Health Leaders training fellowship program.
Applicants should be between 25 to 45 years and…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 29 January 2021 (PAHO) – Ministers of Health, Chief Medical Officers, Permanent Secretaries and other Health officials from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) including the United Kingdom Overseas Territories participated in a briefing of country specific technical cooperation activities.
The virtual event…
Bridgetown, 30 January 2021 (PAHO) - On 30 January 2021, Barbados and several Eastern Caribbean Countries who signed agreements with the COVAX Facility were informed of the indicative allocation of COVID-19 vaccines. In a written letter to each Minister of Health, the COVAX facility advised that vaccines will be delivered effective…
Nassau, 28 January 2021 - The Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization announced a change in their Representative in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, following the retirement of Dr. Esther de Gourville who served in that capacity between November 2016 and January 2021.
Dr. Eldonna Boisson has been appointed as…
As a key implementing partner of the Spotlight Initiative, on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Trinidad and Tobago Country Office, handed over a package of gender-based violence communication products to the Ministry of Health. The products are targeted to policymakers and…
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, January 27, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The main stakeholders involved in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and comprehensive support of children and adolescents with cancer in the country participated in the validation of the National Strategic Plan for Childhood Cancer (PENCI-RD, for its abbreviation in…
On January 20th, 2021, the Pan American Health Organization donated eight tablets to the Ministry of Health and Public Hospital’s Authority to support and strengthen the delivery of mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) in The Bahamas. The tablets, furnished with memory cards, will be used for tracking the demographic and a…
The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), are the first of five partners to sign contribution agreements with the Pan American Health Organization’s Subregional office, to enhance coordination and increase the climate resilience of health systems in the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) community…
Sao Paulo, 22 January 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The World Health Organization has been combating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), which are more than 20 diseases, including leprosy, through drug distribution programs around the world, in partnership with pharmaceutical companies that donate drugs used to fight NTDs to more than a billion people for the…