Nassau, The Bahamas - 24 November, 2023 — The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Mental Health Unit, the PAHO/WHO Country Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, and The Bahamas Psychological Association hosted a media sensitization training. Under the theme, ‘The Role of the Media in Mental Health Reporting, representatives from the…
Suriname, November 23, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Suriname, like many countries, faces a significant challenge in maternal and newborn health, with a maternal mortality rate (MMR) that stands higher than desired. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the Ministry of Health in Suriname, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (…
St. Georges, Grenada, 9 November 2023 (PAHO) - Health managers from across the Caribbean gathered for a two-day conference in Grenada on November 9th and 10th, 2023, to examine how health promotion can continue to improve the health of Caribbean people.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) event entitled ‘Strengthening Health…
Belmopan City, Belize, November 22, 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) along with funding support from the United States Government donated a variety of equipment to the Nursing Simulation Laboratory of the University of Belize.…
Suriname, November 22, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - In an effort to promote health and well-being among the younger generation, the Regional Health Department (RGD) in Lelydorp hosted an interactive health fair on Tuesday, November 21, in collaboration with the Bureau of Public Health (BOG), the Ministry of Health, and the Pan American Health Organization (…
Montevideo, November 21, 2023. The Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR), in conjunction with the International Federation of Infant and Adolescent Gynecology (FIGIJ), the Argentine Society of Infant and Adolescent Gynecology (SAGIJ) and the Latin American Association of Infant and Adolescent…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 21 November 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – After the successful completion of a comprehensive virtual training program for over fifty journalists in the Caribbean, focused on climate and health reporting, five compelling news features have been published. The stores highlight critical issues at the intersection of climate change and…
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Port-Au-Prince, November 20, 2023 (PAHO) - Over the past few years, persistent political, humanitarian, health, and security crises have contributed to a sharp decline in vaccination coverage in Haiti.
Urban violence and population displacement have helped generate an increase in the number of…
Montevideo, 17 November 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - "Fear and confusion. I think those were the strongest feelings". Lautaro was born at 32 weeks and this is how Sofia, his mother, remembers the first days of the experience. "I remember that I lived all that as a state of unreality. Nothing was as we had imagined... Lauti was born in February of…