St. John’s, Antigua, 17 September 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) continues to provide support to Antigua and Barbuda through the overall strengthening of its mental health services, one key component for policy and strategic changes is its legislation.The PAHO team, led by Dr. Taraleen Malcolm, Advisor for…
Belize City, Belize, September 17, 2025 (PAHO) – After seven years of work, the European Union (EU)-funded Health Sector Support Programme (HSSP) officially concluded, marking the successful end of a partnership in the modernization and strengthening of Belize’s health system. The €8.8 million programme, implemented by the Pan American Health…
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…