Geneva, 20 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - Mexico will represent the Region of the Americas in the vice-presidency of the 72nd World Health Assembly, from 20 to 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mexico’s ambassador to United Nations in Geneva, Ms. Socorro Flores Liera, will be one of the five vice-presidents of the plenary, a position held by each region of…
Cartagena, Colombia, May 4, 2019—Representatives of the public and private sectors from the 13 countries of the 46th Ordinary Meeting of the South American Commission for the Fight Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (COSALFA) met on 2 and 3 May 2019, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. They reviewed the progress made by the National Programs of…
World Health Day, celebrated on April 7th this year, also marks the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). In the Region of the Americas, these celebrations focus on universal health, under the theme “Universal Health: Everyone, Everywhere”. The celebrations also contribute with the strategies for the worldwide…
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…