Geneva, Switzerland, 4 May 2023 – The 4th Workshop for World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre (CC) Regional Focal Points was held on 2-3 May 2023 to bring together the regional and global WHO CC focal points to share best practices and enhance their collaboration. The Workshop brought together focal points from the Region of the…
Washington, D.C., April 27, 2023 (PAHO) - Ministries of Health from 26 countries in the Americas region participated in the virtual meeting organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the Universal Health Preparedness and Review (UHPR), which aimed to present progress and relevant information from other regions, as well as to share…
Washington, DC, 21 April 2023 (PAHO)- The Virtual Campus for Public Health of the Pan American Health Organization (VCPH/PAHO) launched a series of webinars "Training and exchange meetings 2023". The program seeks to offer training on priority topics in the management of virtual education to strengthen collaborative networks between the…
Pedernales, Ecuador, 20 April 2023 - On April 17, PAHO Ecuador officially handover to the Ministry of Public Health a donation of two hospitalization modules for the mobile hospitals "Hospital Móvil N.1" and "Hospital Móvil N.2", which are Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) type 2, with surgical and hospitalization capacity. The event was held on this…
Washington, DC, 19 April 2023 (PAHO)- On April 11th, the Second Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Regional Platform to Advance the Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines and other Health Technologies in the Americas took place.
The Advisory Committee of the Regional Platform is a consultative mechanism that provides technical advice to…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 18 April, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - According to a recently published study, the Octagonal Warning Label System for food and drink products is the most effective to help Jamaican consumers to make healthier choices.
The study is titled: “Effects on front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on understanding and purchase…
Washington, DC, 14 April 2023 - The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen the resilience of hospitals to health emergencies and disasters, not only because they have been the backbone of the response, but also because they have simultaneously continued to provide care during all types of disasters, infectious disease outbreaks,…
A major renovation was carried out in the premises of PROMESS in order to ensure better storage and distribution of essential medicines and medical devices in Haiti.
The Essential Medicines Program (PROMESS) has been ensuring for more than 30 years the availability and accessibility of quality essential medicines and medical devices for public…
Washington D.C. 7 April 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) participated in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2023 (CUGH 2023) in a session on “Building sustainable health workforce capacity,” on April 6, 2023.
James Fitzgerald, Director PAHO Department of Health Systems and…