Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 October 2022 (PAHO) - Today, key stakeholder groups including the Ministry of Health and Wellness, other Ministries, other government departments, trade unions, business associations, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, media houses, and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (…
On August 23, the Digital Innovations Webinar was held to facilitate the use of evidence and two new databases were launched: BIGG-REC and Therapeutics Covid-19. The initiative was promoted by the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health of the Pan American Health Organization (EIH/PAHO/WHO) and BIREME through…
The importance of continuing to research and expand scientific knowledge to respond in particular to the global pandemic of COVID-19, underpins the continuous contribution of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Information Sciences of the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) alongside the WHO to…
An interview with psychologist Mrs. Maja Heijmans-Goedschalk by the PAHO/WHO office in Suriname
Suriname, October 10, 2022 (PAHO) – In observation of International Mental Health Day 2022, on Oct. 10, 2022, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched the #DoYourShare campaign in support of mental health. This campaign aims to reduce the…
Montevideo. October 7, 2022. Within the framework of a working agreement between the Latin American Perinatology Center (CLAP/SMR) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), a meeting was held to visit the facilities of the Contraception Simulation Center and to exchange views with…
The Scientific Committee (SC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) met virtually at the VIII Session on September 8, 2022. The purpose of the session was to share the current implementation status of the recommendations of the…
Belmopan, Belize, October 05, 2022 (PAHO) – In July 2020, the European Union (EU) reallocated 500,000 Euros from the existing “Health Sector Support Programme Project (HSSP),” to be put towards the preparation and response to COVID-19. Through this reallocation, the EU and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)…
Participants at the HFPM Workshop in Paramaribo, Suriname
Paramaribo, Suriname, October 05, 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – The Ministry of Health Suriname with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Health Economics Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is currently conducting a three-day workshop from October 4 to 6…
Montevideo. October 3, 2022. From September 26 to 30, the course "Estimation of safe abortion supplies needs" was jointly organized by the Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR) and the Latin American and Caribbean Forum for the Assurance of Reproductive Health Supplies (ForoLAC).
The course…