5 April 2023 (PAHO) – PAHO/WHO Guyana, Family and Community Health Unit, supported the Ministry of Health, Maternal, and Child Health Department in conducting field visits to health facilities at Kato, Karukabaru, and Kopinang, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni). The visit addressed equity issues regarding maternal and child health services and…
5 April 2023 (PAHO) – On March 31, 2023, a sectoral thematic table was held at the Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, bringing together representatives from the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and numerous partners. The objective of this meeting was to highlight the challenges and…
Group picture of the launch of the Strategic Plan for Nursing 2023-2028 in Suriname
Suriname, April 04, 2023 (PAHO) – In 2019, the Nursing Policy Body Suriname (RaVeSu) was established by the Ministry of Health in Suriname with a primary objective to develop, implement, and monitor the first-ever Strategic Plan for Nursing in Suriname. In…
Group picture during successful workshop on ESAVI Surveillance in Suriname
Suriname, March 30, 2023 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Suriname, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), hosted a successful awareness training workshop on strengthening technical capacities in…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 27 March 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Global Affairs Canada (GOC) conducted Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) workshops with healthcare workers and community influencers from Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada…
Carriacou, Grenada, 24 March 2023 (PAHO) – As part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, the upgraded Princess Royal Smart Hospital and the Hillsborough Smart health Centre, were officially handed over to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs today.
Together with the first retrofitted facility the Princess…
Georgetown, 29 Mar 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO Guyana country office collaborated with the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), in holding the country's inaugural One Health meeting and launching the…
Montevideo, March 29, 2023. Abortion-related complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. While younger adolescents (aged 10-14 years) are considered to be at particularly high risk of adverse outcomes, there is little empirical data available on their sexual and…
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 28 March 2023 – On Wednesday 5th October the PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office hosted the launch of Project USA at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain. Project USA emerged as a result of the critical need for telecommunications-enabled healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coined Telehealth, this…