Bridgetown, Barbados, 13 March, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – In an effort to better understand the perceptions of Caribbean young people from 13 to 29 years old, from Barbados, seven Eastern Caribbean Countries and Trinidad and Tobago, PAHO has engaged UNICEF to conduct a survey on the UReport platform, starting on March 13, 2023.
This survey follows…
São Paulo, May 13, 2023. The Course on Access and Use of Scientific Information in Health, as a product aligned with the BIREME/PAHO/WHO Biannual Work Plan, contemplating the activity related to Information Services, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Brazil, is available in open access in the Virtual Campus for Public Health since…
Guyana Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony met with PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa at PAHO Head Quarters in Washington D.C. We congratulate Guyana's actions to update health legislation including for mental health, and to invest in hospitals, primary care, telemedicine and surveillance.…
As human and animal movement increase, disease outbreaks and disaster alert at local and regional levels are a growing risk to global health security. Outbreaks have been a concern caused by emerging and re-emerging pathogens, of which about 70% are zoonotic. These pathogens pose potential and real threats to humans and animals alike.
At the…
In the framework of cooperation between the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Latin American Centre for Perinatology, Women's Health and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR) and the Government of Canada, a national training workshop for trainers in obstetric emergencies was held in Colombia as part of the "Zero…
Director of the National Recovery Plan Care at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marc Sprenger, PAHO/WHO Consultant for the EPHF Assessment Ms. Joanna Baank, Director of Health Dr. Rakesh Gajadhar Sukul, Minister of Health Dr. Amar Ramadhin, PAHO/WHO Representative Suriname Dr. Lilian Reneau-Vernon and PAHO/WHO Advisor, Health Systems and Services Dr.…
Montevideo, March 9, 2023.The launch of the National Clinical and Policy Guidelines on Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in Trinidad and Tobago, a joint initiative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Spotlight, took place on 8 March.
The event was attended by several authorities including the Minister of Health,…
São Paulo, March 2, 2023. The XI Session of the Advisory Committee (AC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO), which was held virtually on February 8, 2023, had the objective of reporting to the members of the Committee on the progress of the management and technical cooperation program of…
São Paulo, March 3, 2023. On March 3, 2023, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) completes 56 years of uninterrupted activity. Its objective is to contribute to the development of the health of the populations of the Americas through the promotion of cooperation among countries and the…