On Thursday, March 5, 2020, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Belize Ministry of Health met to discuss an operational plan for COVID-19 response. In attendance was the PAHO/WHO Belize COVID-19 Incident Management Team led by PWR Dr. Noreen Jack and key members of the Ministry of Health including…
On March 3, 1967, BIREME/PAHO/WHO was established in Brazil through its 1st Maintenance Agreement, formalized between PAHO/WHO and the Government of Brazil represented by national institutions, of which, to the present date, the Ministry of Health remains as one of the main institutional supporters of the Center. As of 2010, BIREME…
On 26th – 27th February, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in partnership with the Ministry of Health facilitated visits to three (3) health facilities in Belize as part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project funded by the UK Department for International Development…
3 March 2020 - The Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPSSR) course 2019 is now available, the objective of which is to provide skills to implement new Maternal and Perinatal Death Audit Committees or strengthen existing committees.
Understanding the basic concepts of maternal and perinatal mortality, the data and…
On Thursday 28 February 2020, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus met at the PAHO/WHO Barbados office, to discuss collaborating on the development of joint courses in Public Health for a certificate program, including a program in Universal Access to Health and Universal Health…
The National Public Health Reference Lab (NPHRL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office provided training in February 2020 for the Implementation of the new coronavirus (COVID19) detection in Guyana. Four laboratory technicians from NPHRL and two laboratory technicians from the Guyana…
In an effort to strengthen mental health after a natural disaster, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Health, the Bahamas Psychological Association (BPA) and the Healthy Bahamas Coalition (HBC) hosted a media forum at the Harry C. Moore Auditorium, University of The Bahamas. The theme of the forum was "Are we…
On 20 February 2020, as part of the initiative to inform key partners and stakeholders on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Ambassadors, Honorary Consul, International and Regional organizations based in Barbados were briefed at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Barbados country office.
PAHO/WHO…
On Wednesday 19 February 2020, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Joy St John, made a courtesy visit to the Office of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representation to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries (PWR-ECC) and met with the newly appointed PWR-ECC, Dr Yitades…