Kingston, Jamaica, 14 May 2026 (PAHO) – Excessive speeding remains one of the major causes of fatal crashes in Jamaica, devastating many families and communities across the island. Against this background, the handover of five new laser speed guns to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, marked another…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 May 2026 (PAHO) – The United Nations (UN) system for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has launched its Annual Results Report for 2025, highlighting how joint UN support is making a real difference in people’s lives across the region. In 2025, the UN system supported national priorities, helping countries tackle growing…
Roseau, Dominica, 11 May 2026 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), hosted a four-day technical mission from May 5–8 to advance the development of National Integrated Surveillance Guidelines. These guidelines will form part of a soon-to-be-established…
La Paz, Bolivia. – The Ministry of Health and Sports of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), held the “National Workshop on Strengthening Capacities for Data Management, Analysis, and Reporting for Integrated Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses in Bolivia” in the city of La…
St. George’s, Grenada, 6 May 2026 (PAHO/WHO) – The Grenada General Hospital received official recognition of its 2024 Baby-Friendly Hospital accreditation, an endorsement which verifies that hospital is practicing all 10 steps for successful breastfeeding and that babies born in Grenada receive several benefits derived from breastfeeding,…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 13 May 2026, PAHO/WHO - Leah‑Mari Richards has been appointed by the Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), as Chief, Caribbean Subregional Program, effective 7 May 2026.Ms. Richards is a national of Trinidad and Tobago and has more than two decades of experience in public health, health systems…
Belize City, Belize, May 11, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and University of Colorado, conducted two intensive two-day workshops under the Community First Aid Response (CFAR) Learning Programme, training 67 community health…
Paramaribo, May 7, 2026 (PAHO) - The PAHO / WHO Country Office recently organized the official handover of 334 vials of Benzathine benzylpenicillin to the Medical Mission Primary Health Care Suriname (MM) and the Regional Health Service (RGD). As the largest primary health care organizations in the country, they are actively implementing the…
Buenos Aires, May 6, 2025 (PAHO). More than 120 experts in epidemiology, laboratory medicine, immunizations, statistics, health economics, and communications from across the country participated in the Comprehensive Workshop on Generating Evidence to Support Health Policies for the Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Infections in…