Montevideo, 14 May 2024. The number of deaths of children under the age of five reached historically low levels in 2022 globally, according to the recently published report of the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, under-five deaths were estimated at 152,000 in 2022,…
Port-au-Prince, 14 May 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - “Bandits invaded my neighborhood. I was shot in the foot as I tried to escape” explains John, 34, who is among the many collateral victims of the security crisis plaguing the the Metropolitan Area on of Port-au-Prince and which has worsened since February 29, 2024. The crisis in impacting an already…
Bolivia will host the 1st International Meeting of Female Mayors for Health, Well-being, and Equity.
La Paz, Bolivia, May 13, 2024 (OPS) - Female mayors from the Americas region and representatives from some Spanish municipalities committed to the Healthy Municipalities, Cities, and Communities (HMCC) Movement, driven by the Pan American Health Organization, will share experiences regarding health policies for well-being. The theme that…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 7 May, 2024.- A total of 30 mental health professionals from 18 Caribbean countries and territories are participating from 7 to 10 May on the first Caribbean-focused QualityRights workshop, aiming to catalyze positive changes in mental health services across the Caribbean. QualityRights is World Health Organization (WHO…
Brasilia, May 6, 2024: To advance the plan to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Canada are developing a project in 10 countries in the Region. In Brazil, the project is being implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, in the Special…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 26 April 2024 (PAHO). Environmental health officers and public health nurses converged for a week of training to enhance their outbreak investigation skills.The training was developed to increase the capacity of the officers to respond to public health emergencies in general, whether during the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup or…
Port of Spain, 24 April (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, in conjunction with its Regional Health Authorities; collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), to convene the Intra-ministerial Climate Change and Health Workshop. Key stakeholders from various ministries and agencies convened to address the…
São Paulo, April 30, 2024 - From March 19 to 22, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) brought together experts and technicians in India to plan the activities of its Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC). To be launched in 2025, a new Global Library is being developed by BIREME based on the experience gained with the Virtual Health…
São Paulo, April 30, 2024 - From March 19-22, 2024, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) was in India to participate in two meetings organized by the WHO, in New Delhi and Jamnagar, to plan the activities of the new Global…