International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC) was held over the weekend with PAHO Jamaica taking part in the annual event to assist in the removal of tons of discarded plastic and other litter from Jamaica’s coastline.
PAHO employees and family members joined hundreds of volunteers gathered along the Palisadoes strip near the Norman Manley…
Deadline for submissions is 13 October 2019
Washington, D.C., 26 September 2019 (PAHO) ‒ Funding is available for research on health and migrations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Submissions can be made until 13 October. Small grants will be provided through a joint initiative of a group of organizations, in collaboration with the Pan…
Belize City, Belize, 16 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – During the 72nd World Health Assembly, 194 countries recognized patient safety as a global health priority, agreeing to observe September 17 as World Patient Safety Day each year. This year, the theme is “Patient Safety: a global health priority” with the slogan “Speak up for Patient Safety!”…
On Friday 13th September, 2019 the Pan American Health Organization was happy to support the Ministry of Health through the provision of:Personal protective equipment for use during vector control activities, namely 200 noise-control earmuffs and 134 facemasks.Equipment for improved laboratory diagnostics for vector borne diseases and mosquito…
RELACSIS, IS4H, and BIREME: Together on the path towards strengthening information systems for healt
Both BIREME and the coordination of RELACSIS and IS4H belong to the PAHO/WO Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH). According to Dr. Diego González, Director of BIREME, who presented during the event the Center’s mission, priorities and main products and services, “the event was an opportunity to strengthen ties…
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 07 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - World Mental Health Day is held on October 10th each year. It is a day of recognition and acknowledgement of persons living with mental illness. Additionally, it is a day that raises awareness of behavourial health and overall wellness. This year's theme was "Working Together to…
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 07 September 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - Trinidad and Tobago has shown commitment to tackling the NCD epidemic through the development of the National Strategic Plan for the prevention of and control of NCDs in Trinidad and Tobago 2017-2021. As such, PAHO has recognized these efforts and invited Trinidad and Tobago to join…
Developing culture and conditions for the use of scientific knowledge and evidence as an element of decision making at the local level of the health systems is still a great challenge and opportunity to face high impact problems in order to attain the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda.
A recent experience is taking place with the…
On Wednesday, 14 August, 2019, the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the European Union (EU) handed over IT equipment to the Minister of Health, the Honorable Pablo Marin, and IT Director, Mr. Ian Smith, at the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the city of Belmopan.
This equipment was procured through the Health…