Bridgetown, Barbados, 4 June 2025 (PAHO) - As the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reaffirming its commitment to supporting preparedness and emergency response across Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries, and the wider Caribbean, especially through the newly inaugurated…
Quito, June 2, 2025 (PAHO) – The country is exposed to a wide range of zoonotic pathogens due to its biodiversity, environmental and climatic factors, and the high interaction between wildlife and productive activities. These conditions have led Ecuador to establish priority strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control in the face of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 1 June 2025 (PAHO) - Barbados officially launched Pride Month 2025 under the inspiring theme “More Than an Existence, A Life!” at an event hosted at the PAHO/WHO Office in Bridgetown. The launch, organized by Equals Barbados with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), marked the beginning of a month-long…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 30 May 2025 (PAHO) — With youth at the helm of planning and execution, the event “Let’s Talk: Bridging the Gap in Youth Mental Health” marked a transformative moment for mental health advocacy in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.Coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in partnership with…
Nassau, The Bahamas, 20 May 2025 — For strengthening laboratory diagnosis and surveillance for respiratory viruses in the Bahamas, the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Country Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, donated 2,500 Nasal Swabs with Viral Transport Media (VTM) to the Ministry of…
Asunción, May 27, 2025 (PAHO) — Paraguay is strengthening its capacity to respond to outbreaks and other public health threats with the Early Action Review Exercise (EAR), which is based on the innovative 7-1-7 metric. Taking place in Asunción from May 26 to 30, the General Directorate of Health Surveillance (DGVS) of the Ministry of Public Health…
Georgetown, Guyana 27 May 2025– In a significant step toward strengthening the country’s response to climate change, the Ministry of Health, Guyana, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), launched the development of a Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP). The Plan is being developed under the EU/CARIFORUM…
Bridgetown, Barbados, May 21st, 2025 (PAHO). Leprosy elimination is an achievable goal, and it is one which PAHO/WHO and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is committed to achieving.This was the assurance given during the webinar on ‘Leprosy Elimination’ hosted by PAHO/WHO and the OECS, for Ministry of Health staff across the…
Trelawny, Jamaica, 21 May 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Health leaders, technical experts, and country representatives from 19 Caribbean countries have gathered in Trelawny, Jamaica, for the Caribbean Workshop on the Strengthening of EMTCT Plus within Maternal and Child Health (MCH). This timely workshop celebrates the region’s leadership in eliminating…