Alexandre Pozza Urnau Silva, Sub Secretary of Administrative Issues of the Brazil’s Ministry of Health (Subsecretário de Assuntos Administrativos do Ministério da Saúde – SAA), Soraya Zacarias Drumond de Andrade, Coordinator of the General Coordination of Documentation and Information (Coordenação Geral de Documentação e Informação, CGDI),…
Paramaribo, Suriname, 17 April 2019 (PAHO)—As part of the World Health event, PAHO/WHO for Suriname in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Suriname held a meeting to present the results of the fiscal space study for health and wellbeing in Suriname to high level decision makers. The aim of the meeting was to foster a dialogue…
Kingston, 10 April 2019 (PAHO/WHO)—Jamaica’s Ministry of Health has put the island on alert for influenza. This, in response to a marked increase in the number of cases of flu-like illnesses including fever and respiratory conditions.…
Om April 9th PAHO joined hands with the Ministry of Health to form a solidarity chain in commemoration of World Health Day 2019.The event was held at the Belize Sign Monument near the Baron Bliss Lighthouse. It was a joyous moment as all joined and raised hands shouting, “universal health for all!”
This year, World Health Day (WHD) was celebrated…
Considering that access and use of scientific evidence is essential for supporting decisions and intervention related to collective health problems, the Ministry of Public Health of the Dominican Republic, with the support of the PAHO/WHO Representation in the country, organized a two-day workshop for over 30 health managers from the technical…
The month of March is a month of celebrations for the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information (BIREME): 52 years of the Center on the 3rd, and on the 27th, 21 years of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), the main technical cooperation strategy. These are important dates and celebrations, as they strengthen the…
March 18, 2019 - Radiology is a very important tool for early detection, diagnosis, and management of diseases. For example, radiation therapy is essential for the treatment of certain diseases. Radiology can address abnormalities and conditions in maternal and infant health, respiratory diseases, Noncommunicable disease (NCD), trauma and many…
March 1, 2019 - The Pan American Organization organized a workshop on “Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Planning for the implementation of Belize's HRH Strategic Plan”, which took place in Belize, from 26 to 28 February 2019.
The goal of the initiative was to enhance the capacity of participants to develop effective health workforce…
The Ministry of Health is implementing the Smart Health Facilities Project, with technical cooperation from PAHO/WHO and financing from the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Belize City, 22 February 2019 (PAHO)- Eleven hospitals and health centers and a laboratory in Belize will be retrofitted to make them safer, “green” and able to continue…