Montevideo, 12 June 2023. In order to reflect on obstetric and neonatal care, and promote the adoption of new practices based on respectful maternal and neonatal care, it was held the virtual seminar: "Women's Health Agenda: Humanisation for respectful and violence-free obstetric and neonatal care, with a rights-based approach and gender…
Punta Gorda, Belize, June 09, 2023 (PAHO) – As part of the Health Sector Support Programme Belize Project, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the European Union (EU) officially handed over the newly retrofitted Punta Gorda Community Hospital (PGCH) to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) crediting…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 9 June 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Six more Caribbean professionals have commenced a year-long journey in the University of the West Indies (UWI) Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program.
They are: Gerty Pierre, Climate Change Director, Ministry of Environment, Haiti; Dr. Clint Todd Lewis, Senior…
Montevideo, June 8, 2023. Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the most effective interventions to ensure that newborns survive and develop fully. Human milk provides essential nutrients, protects against infection and promotes optimal physical and cognitive development. Human Milk Banks represent an essential strategy in situations where…
São Paulo, June 5, 2023. The sessions on Best Practices in the Editorial Processes of Scientific Journals for LILACS promote knowledge of key issues in the editorial process to improve the quality, positioning, and visibility of health sciences journals from Latin America and the Caribbean indexed in the Latin American and Caribbean Health…
Yesterday the Ministry of Health (MOH) in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched the national expansion of the Hearts Initiative which aims to better assist healthcare professionals in the prevention and early detection of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension within primary health…
GTR promotes campaign in the countries
Montevideo, June 2, 2023. Zero Maternal Deaths. Prevent the preventable with a multisectoral and equity perspective, is the name of the webinar that marks the end of the first part of the campaign of the Regional Task Force to Reduce Maternal Mortality (GTR, for its acronym in Spanish). In the next…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, June 1, 2023 (PAHO) - The Association of Councilwomen and Mayors of Bolivia (ACOBOL) has pledged to join the initiatives of Healthy Municipalities and Age-Friendly Cities and Communities led by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) at the regional and global levels. These initiatives are…
Kingston, Jamaica, 1 June 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – This week, six more Caribbean professionals graduated from the year-long University of the West Indies (UWI) Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program. They are Dr Ayanna Alexander and Jenise Tyson from Trinidad and Tobago, Linnees Green-Baker and Dr Nicole Dawkins-Wright of…