1 de octubre de 2024 — Con el fin de proporcionar información clave para diseñar y fortalecer políticas de salud que beneficien a la juventud, Guatemala ha iniciado la Encuesta Mundial de Salud en Escolares (GSHS) y la Encuesta Mundial sobre Tabaco en Jóvenes (GYTS), ambas recomendadas por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Estas encuestas…
St. George's, Grenada - 30 September 2024 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health is pledging its commitment to completing the installation of the island’s hospital incinerator.Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, with responsibility for General and Health Administration, Kim Taylor, Country Programme Specialist with the PAHO/WHO Office for…
Bridgetown, Barbados, September 30, 2024, (PAHO/WHO) Did you know that the very foods you eat daily may contain harmful chemicals silently increasing your risk of heart attack or stroke? Industrially-produced trans fats—often lurking in packaged and processed foods— are among the dangerous ingredients in our diets today. As the December 2025…
Montevideo 30 September 2024. In the framework of the Week for the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy in Adolescence and the International Contraception Day, a webinar on Contraception in Adolescence was held on 21 September.The opening was in charge of Dr. Marisa Labovsky and Dr. Silvia Silvia Oizerovich, presidents of FIGIJ and expresident of…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 27, 2024 (PAHO) - The security crisis that Haiti has been experiencing for several months has only exacerbated the structural problems of an extremely fragile public health system. The blood transfusion sector, crucial for meeting the need for blood products for patients requiring urgent transfusions, has been…
Bogota, 26 September 2024 (PAHO/WHO). The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) hosted a symposium in which it presented the initiative "Better Care for NCDs: Accelerating Actions in Primary Health Care" on September 26, within the framework of the 2nd Congress of the Colombian Physical Activity Network (RedCOLAF).…
Kingston, Jamaica, 24 September 2024 (PAHO) – With over 400 lives lost annually on the nation’s roads, the Government of Jamaica, in collaboration with the National Road Safety Council and various local and international partners, is intensifying efforts to curb the rising tide of traffic-related injuries and fatalities.In a significant step to…
Tegucigalpa, September 23, 2024 — Honduras has become the first country to begin the construction of the first National List of In Vitro Diagnostic Tests (LNPDI, which stands for its acronym in Spanish). This crucial step, led by the Honduran Ministry of Health, aims to standardize and improve diagnostic performance at all levels of the national…
Belize City, September 19, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – An official handover of essential medical supplies and equipment took place at the Vaccine Building in Belmopan City. This event, funded by the European Union through the Health Sector Support Programme, was carried out in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of…