A well-functioning health system offering universal health coverage to its citizens requires equitable access to health services and technologies such as medicines, vaccines, and devices. Several countries in the Americas have declared universal health coverage for their populations; however, drugs are often financed out of pocket as they are not…
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Belize City, Belize, November 19, 2022 (PAHO) – To reduce stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Mind Health Connect, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) joined…
18 noviembre de 2022 –The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with the support of the Government of Canada, donated 180 freezers and 18 spare parts kits to the Guatemala Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance to be distributed to the country's 29 health areas.
"This donation will help strength the…
Medical Mission Director Dr. Maureen van Dijk,PAHO/WHO Representative Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell, Medical Mission Dr. Thompson Danso, Medical Mission Health Care Assistant Karel Wajacabo, and Mr. Philip Schwehm, Senior Development Advisor and Regional Economist for USAID in Eastern & Southern Caribbean during the handover.
Suriname,…
The Brazil Health Economics VHL (BVS ECOS in Portuguese and Spanish) is the national information portal on Health Economics coordinated by the Department of Health Economics, Investments and Performance of the Ministry of Health (DESID/SE/MS) with the technical support of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute of Health Sciences Information (…
Montevideo, November 16, 2022. The regional advisor in Maternal Health of the Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), Bremen De Mucio, has been awarded the Exceptional Leadership Award granted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to recognize outstanding contributions in leading health…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 14 November 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - Surveillance is a key cornerstone to prevent and control diseases and its importance has been ever so highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A four-day meeting on Health Surveillance for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries was recently held in Barbados, which brought together…
Participants of the morning health walk during the World Diabetes Day 2022 event in Suriname
Suriname, November 14, 2022 (PAHO) – In observation of World Diabetes Day 2022, PAHO/WHO, collaborated with the Ministry of Health in Suriname, in organizing an informative and physically active event in Lelydorp, Suriname.
This served as…
Managua, November 11, 2022 (PAHO/WHO).- Computer equipment donated by PAHO, with funding from the United States of America, has enabled Nicaragua to update vital processes in its healthcare system.
As part of the Nicaragua Ministry of Health’s 2022 Digital Transformation Project , the country received IT equipment for its Family and Community…