Bridgetown, Barbados. 14 March 2024 (PAHO) - PAHO staff recently hosted a community engagement activity for members of the Barbados Women’s Football Association which was warmly received by both sides.‘All about Me’ was the theme for the engagement activity, which is part of PAHO’s community outreach programme developed to promote mental health…
March 13th, 2024 - The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands -The Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) partnered with the Ministry of Health, in their respective countries, host Communications Trainings for EPI Nurses.The two-day workshop began with a virtual training by Ms. Lauren Vulanovic, Consultant, …
Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 March 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization recently convened a four-day workshop in Barbados for public health and legal experts from six Caribbean countries. The focus was on legislation and the legal drafting of regulatory tools aimed at eliminating industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) and…
Brasilia, March 12, 2024 – To improve road data systems and prevent road traffic injuries and deaths in Brazil, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), the National Traffic Secretariat (Senatran) and the Graduate Program in Transport at the…
São Paulo, March 11, 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) – The webinar to launch the 2024 calendar of Activities of the Virtual Health Library (VHL) was held online with the Health Information Networks. The event was organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO),…
Montevideo, 7 March 2024. Maternal care in Latin America and the Caribbean has undergone a digital health-driven transformation, according to a recent multi-country assessment conducted by a team of experts led by Ariadna Capasso, Bremen de Mucio, Dora Ramírez, Mercedes Colomar and Suzanne Serruya.In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA- February 2024- Guyana conducted the Human Papilloma Virus scientific conference on "Presenting the evidence on Cervical Cancer including HPV vaccination strategies to improve vaccination coverage". Present were Dr. Luis Codina, PAHO/WHO Representative, Guyana, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Health, Guyana, Dr Maurico Maza…
Kingston, Jamaica, March 04, 2024 (PAHO) - On February 28th, 2024, principals, guidance counselors, and representatives from various entities, including the National Council on Drug Abuse, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and the Pan American Health Organization, came together to finalize a two-year…
Nassau, The Bahamas, March 4, 2024 - The PAHO/WHO Country Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands partnered with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, and the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s branch of Urban Renewal to host World Obesity Day. Over 60 children from the Marathon and Englerston Communities gathered to learn about healthy…