Following WHO guidelines in its strategy for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), PAHO/WHO Brazil, in partnership with BIREME, held a webinar on the last December 13th to publicize two important initiatives that contribute to the strengthening and integration of TCIM into health systems and services in the Americas and…
Jamaican adolescents in St. Catherine are set to participate in the World Health Organization’s global health project, 'Empowering Adolescents to Lead Change using Health Data'. Three other locations were selected worldwide in Ghana, India, and Morocco.
The project presents a rare opportunity for adolescents to have their say in global health…
Belize City, Belize, January 26, 2023 (PAHO) - The One Health Committee of Belize in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and funding support from the United States Government awarded three health personnel and three tertiary level students for placing in the “Belize is Antimicrobial Aware!”…
Washington D.C. 25 January 2023 – Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director-elect of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), will be sworn in during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington D.C. next Tuesday 31 January 2023.
Dr. Barbosa, a national of Brazil, was elected by PAHO Member States in September…
23 January 2023 — On December 15th and 16th, 2022, a meeting was held on the 2022 results of TA6 and TA9 on the Term of Cooperation 95, between PAHO/WHO Brazil, via BIREME, and Brazil’s Ministry of Health. In addition, the current year’s TA4/TC93 results were also shared. The meeting was coordinated by the Director of BIREME, João Paulo…
19 January 2023 -- The year 2022 was marked by a series of successes and challenges for the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO). Still under the effects of the covid-19 pandemic and in a partial remote work regime since October, BIREME has advanced in its mission to support the countries of the…
Nurse Samanta Toney working in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit in 's Lands Hospital in Suriname.
Suriname, January 18, 2023 (PAHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the year 2021 as the Year of Health and Care Workers, in appreciation and gratitude for their unwavering dedication in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO as…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 13 January 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will host a High-Level technical meeting on January 17-18, at the Hilton Resort Barbados on noncommunicable diseases (NCDS) and mental health in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to…
Kingston, Jamaica, January 13, 2023 – Jamaica’s COVID-19 and health response received a boost valued at approximately 10.2 million Canadian dollars (CAD) [equivalent to approximately 1.15 billion Jamaican dollars] under Canada's Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE). The announcement was made by The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s…