Regional Stories
October 2025Facing one of the world’s highest suicide rates, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNICEF, Guyana is advancing efforts to better equip teachers and health workers to identify and address mental health issues early—before they reach crisis levels.
PAHO steps up efforts to support the country’s authorities in breaking rabies transmission through epidemiological surveillance, large-scale dog vaccination campaigns, and community education.— Port-au-Prince, Sept 2025 —Last July, in the remote locality of Butête, in southern Haiti, nine-year-old Jonas (whose name has been changed to…
In the midst of a yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia, training in assertive communication for 526 health workers, improved vaccination coverage in hard-to-reach areas and changed the approach to tackling vaccine hesitancy.— September 2025 —
An international workshop supported by PAHO convened medical teams from five countries to strengthen their skills and improve access to this life-saving procedure for children.
August 2025"When the diarrhea started, I was so weak I could barely stand, the pain was unbearable," recalls G., a resident of one of Haiti’s many internally displaced persons (IDP) sites, whose name has been withheld to protect his identity.
August 2025For years, maternal healthcare in Guyana relied on paper-based records, which made tracking patient histories challenging. Today, with the implementation of PAHO’s Perinatal Information System (SIP Plus), healthcare teams are able to access real-time health records that include comprehensive data from a mother’s first prenatal visit…
August 2025When Resa Eustace, a registered nurse and certified midwife from St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed her first child, she chose to breastfeed and thought that it would be simple. But the first days of feeding her newborn became some of the most challenging moments of her life.“I thought that breastfeeding was just taking my breast,…
Belize’s health sector is undergoing a transformative shift, thanks to a major partnership with the European Union (EU) through the Health Sector Support Programme (HSSP) implemented by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) since 2018. This initiative, among others, focuses on providing vital upgrades to the country’s health facilities,…
Yosselin lives in the neighborhood of Villa Primero de Mayo in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. She is pregnant and carries her pregnancy with pride, but also with worry. The sun no longer warms; it punishes. And the heat no longer waits for summer. It sets in from spring and permeates homes and bodies.— July 2025 —"In the afternoons, I…