Montevideo, 15 September 2023. The SIP Plus is the web version of the Perinatal Informatics System (SIP), a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) standard for the clinical registration of care in health services for women, pregnancy, childbirth and newborns.
On 13 September, a meeting was held to launch the SIP Plus version in Uruguay. The…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 15, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries intensified their vaccination programmes to minimize the loss of life and reduce serious long-term conditions caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, many of the vaccination campaigns conducted during this period also sparked discussions about…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA-14 SEPTEMBER 2023 -As a response to the challenges faced during the Covid-19 Pandemic with weakened medicine supply chains and poor access to vaccines, medicines and other medical supplies, the President of Guyana expressed the intention to develop the framework and infrastructure for production of vaccines and other medicines…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 13, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Every year, thousands of Jamaicans who are seriously ill and injured, seek care. Whether it’s a pregnant woman suffering from preeclampsia, a man who has suffered a stroke or heart attack, or a teenager who has been in a terrible accident, they invariably turn up at one place to seek help: the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 September 2023 (PAHO) - A webinar with live panelists from Barbados and Chile signaled the start of recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Hosted on September 5, the webinar was entitled United to Make Suicide Prevention a Priority. The live conversation provided a platform to discuss two different experiences from…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 1 September 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Media practitioners, communication persons and representatives from the Ministry of Health and the mental health team in Barbados, recently participated in a workshop geared towards building capacity to report on suicide in a responsible way, and to gain consensus on draft ethical guidelines on…
Port of Spain, September 7, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – On this year's International Day for Clean Air for Blue Skies, Trinidad and Tobago takes centre stage, showcasing its resolute commitment to addressing air pollution and climate change. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is championing efforts to achieve cleaner air and a healthier environment…
GEORGETOWN, 5 SEPTEMBER 2023- The Ministry of Health in collaboration with PAHO/WHO supported by the European Union “Health Systems Strengthening for Universal Health Coverage Partnership Programme” Grant, conducted a planning meeting with Ministry of Health Surveillance unit, Regional team, Community Health Workers, and Part-time health workers.…
Montevideo, 4 September 2023. Caribbean countries met to exchange experiences in maternal, newborn and sexual and reproductive health information, care and surveillance.
The event, which took place in Bridgetown, Barbados on 30-31 August, brought together representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica,…