Quito, 14 July 2026. As of today, Ecuador has a National Reference Commission for the Transition to and Implementation of the Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Minister of Public Health Juan Carlos Aveiga participated in the meeting. This national milestone, achieved with the support of the Pan…
Paramaribo, July 6, 2026 - The Ministry of Justice and Police, the Road Safety Institute, the Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning, and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), launched the Strategic Road Safety Plan for Suriname 2026–2030.…
Trinidad and Tobago Advances Digital Health and Data Governance with National Public Health Datathon
Minister of Health Honourable Dr. Lackram Bodoe, Minister in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Rishad Seecheran, PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office, Dr. Gabriel Vivas Francesconi, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Ms. Erica Fortune, Mr. Juan Carlos Rico, Advisor on Public Health Data Engineering, Information Systems and Digital Health…
Port of Spain, 10 July 2026 (PAHO): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, continued its national rollout of Mass Casualty Management (MCM) training with a comprehensive workshop hosted by the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex.As the second in…
Georgetown, Guyana, 10 July 2026 – PAHO/WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, and UNICEF, with support from the Closing the Gaps in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women and Adolescent Girls (C-Gaps) Canadian project, conducted a four-day workshop aimed at strengthening adolescent health services at the community…
Oranjestad, 8 July 2026 (PAHO): A multi‑disciplinary team from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands, completed a collaborative mission to Aruba from 29 June to 4 July 2026. The week-long engagement focused on…
Georgetown, Guyana, 8 July 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s Food Policy Division and with support from the Canadian-funded project, Closing the Gaps in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women and Adolescent Girls, conducted an assessment of…
Tegucigalpa, July 8, 2026 (PAHO/WHO). Ensuring that every woman receives dignified, respectful, and violence-free care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period requires far more than isolated interventions. It calls for strengthening capacities, updating knowledge, transforming institutional practices, and fostering a culture of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 2 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Surveillance Unit, with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), took another important step toward strengthening Barbados' health information systems by hosting a one-day Public Health Datathon focused on improving…