Bridgetown, Barbados, 19 September 2023 (PAHO) - The Best dos Santos Public Health Laboratory could soon become a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) detection and surveillance.
This was revealed by Dr. Amalia Del Riego, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, September 18, 2023 (PAHO)- Paediatricians and general practitioners from across the country strengthened their capacities in improving the quality of newborn care and reducing the burden of disease and disability in Bolivia with support from the Latin American Centre for Perinatology/Women's and Reproductive…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 18 September 2023 (PAHO) – The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) Field Medical Team recently erected a field medical hospital on the grounds of the Barbados National Stadium.
A mobile hospital is a small hospital or health facility furnished with full medical equipment which can be easily moved and set up in different locations.…
GEORGETOWN, 19 September 2023 – More than 25 local journalists were trained to report responsibly on suicide, trauma, mass tragedies, and mental health issues during a recent two-day session hosted by the Guyana Press Association. Some journalists were visibly moved by the session, which included instruction on "self-care" for their own mental…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, September 15, 2023 (PAHO)- Health professionals from the country's departments strengthened their capacities to improve prenatal care and identify risk prematurely, as well as improve their ability to discriminate between low and high risk, focusing on pathologies that put the lives of women and their children at…
Bogotá, Colombia, September 11, 2023 - Professionals from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and technical teams from the Ministries of Health of Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, and Venezuela have enhanced their abilities to create inclusive programs through a workshop focused on gender equity and the analysis of health…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 13 September 2023 (PAHO) - Amid a protracted and worsening security and humanitarian crisis, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is working closely with Haiti's Ministry of Health to address urgent healthcare needs among internally displaced populations in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.
Recent surges in…
Montevideo, 15 September 2023. The SIP Plus is the web version of the Perinatal Informatics System (SIP), a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) standard for the clinical registration of care in health services for women, pregnancy, childbirth and newborns.
On 13 September, a meeting was held to launch the SIP Plus version in Uruguay. The…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 15, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries intensified their vaccination programmes to minimize the loss of life and reduce serious long-term conditions caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, many of the vaccination campaigns conducted during this period also sparked discussions about…