A Leap Forward in Digital Health for the Caribbean: Turks and Caicos Islands Lead the Way by implementing VPD-SMART with PAHO/WHO SupportPROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS – NOV 06, 2025 – The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are setting a new standard for public health surveillance in the Caribbean, successfully implementing an innovative,…
Georgetown, Guyana – 10 December 2025- The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), convened an air quality sensitisation workshop on Thursday, November 27, 2025, to address the urgent and expanding health risks associated with poor air quality and increased air…
November 2025 - In Guyana, where fewer than 30 new leprosy cases are reported each year, consistent surveillance is telling a hopeful story: Even with low numbers of reported cases, , sustained efforts remain essential.Guyana has shifted away from the days when people affected by leprosy were isolated in leprosariums and is committed to early…
Barbados, December 9, 2025 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) – With the aim of strengthening preparedness, prevention, and response to emerging health threats, the Eastern Caribbean countries—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Saint Kitts and Nevis—held a Workshop on the Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases. The workshop was…
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 28 November 2025 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE), with technical cooperation from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO’s) Comprehensive Immunisation Programme (CIM) and financial support of GAVI, successfully completed a national training mission to…
Belize City, Belize, December 04, 2025 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), hosted the National Alcohol Forum, a one-day multi-sectoral initiative aimed at strengthening national efforts to reduce alcohol-related harm and support…
Guatemala, November 2025. – A recent experience in Xejuyup, a K’iche’ Mayan community in Sololá, demonstrated that health cannot be imposed: it is built through dialogue, respect, and involvement of the entire community. Xejuyup hosted the Knowledge Dialogues for trachoma prevention, a forum in which health authorities and community leaders…
Belize City, Belize – December 01, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and the Executive Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA), proudly announced the graduation…
Georgetown, Guyana, 28 November 2025– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health’s Elderly Care Unit, recently hosted a two-day workshop focused on the Integrated Care for Older Persons (ICOPE) approach. This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen long-term care services and improve the…