Kingston, Jamaica, October 2, 2023 – In an effort to strengthen the readiness and capabilities of first response agencies and voluntary groups in the Cayman Islands, 43 individuals have received rigorous training and certification in Mass Casualty Management (MCM), with the recertification of local instructors. Sponsored by the Hazard Management…
Nassau, The Bahamas - Sept. 30th, 2023 -The Ministry of Health and Wellness, PAHO/WHO, the Healthy Bahamas Coalition, and the Wellness Unit partnered to celebrate Caribbean Wellness Day and Wellness Week in the Americas 2023.To observe Wellness Week, the collaborators hosted daily webinars that focused on various topics including mental health,…
Washington DC, 28 September 2023 (PAHO) - Although there is not a high percentage of NCDs among the youth of St. Kitts and Nevis, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, said the federation is in support of the ‘Policy on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, during the 60th…
Washington DC, 27th September 2023 (PAHO) - Barbados added its voice to those nations who supported the ‘Policy on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, during the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization.
Minister of Health and Wellness of Barbados, Senator Dr…
Washington DC, 27 September 2023 (PAHO) - Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Molwyn Joseph, shared the progress being made with cervical cancer screening in his nation, a country which was the first in the Region of the Americas to apply PAHO/WHO guidance documents on Human papillomavirus (HPV)…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 22, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - In recognition of the pivotal role that young people play in shaping the future, a group of Jamaican adolescents gathered in Kingston to discuss issues concerning their health and mental wellbeing at the “Empowering Adolescents to Lead Change using Health Data: Data-to-Action Workshop” held from…
Caracas, September 22, 2023 (PAHO/WHO).- Venezuela is part of the group integrated by ten countries of the Americas which will receive support to strengthen epidemiological surveillance on trachoma and determine if this disease is a public health problem in the populations living in vulnerable conditions.
The Pan American Health…
Washington DC, 27 September 2023 (PAHO)- As part of the technical cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, a technical visit of a delegation of Colombian health system professionals took place in Andalusia, Spain, between 11 and…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 19 September 2023 (PAHO) - The Best dos Santos Public Health Laboratory could soon become a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) detection and surveillance.
This was revealed by Dr. Amalia Del Riego, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (…