Havana, May 6, 2024 (PAHO) - A workshop on maternal morbidity and mortality, organised by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) and the Latin American Centre for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR), part of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), was held in Cuba on 25-26 April.The initiative aimed to strengthen the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 26 April 2024 (PAHO). Environmental health officers and public health nurses converged for a week of training to enhance their outbreak investigation skills.The training was developed to increase the capacity of the officers to respond to public health emergencies in general, whether during the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup or…
Port of Spain, 24 April (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, in conjunction with its Regional Health Authorities; collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), to convene the Intra-ministerial Climate Change and Health Workshop. Key stakeholders from various ministries and agencies convened to address the…
São Paulo, April 30, 2024 - From March 19 to 22, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) brought together experts and technicians in India to plan the activities of its Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC). To be launched in 2025, a new Global Library is being developed by BIREME based on the experience gained with the Virtual Health…
The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Country Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands partnered to host the 22nd annual Vaccination Week in the Americas. Under the theme: "Engage Now to Protect Your…
São Paulo, April 30, 2024 - From March 19-22, 2024, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) was in India to participate in two meetings organized by the WHO, in New Delhi and Jamnagar, to plan the activities of the new Global…
Castries, St. Lucia, 26 April 2024 (PAHO) - Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) launched in Castries, St. Lucia on April 20th, 2024. Throughout the week which is being recognized from April 20th to 27th, other activities were hosted to commemorate the week in St. Lucia.The launch of VWA 2024 in Castries was seen as successful by officials of…
Castries, Saint Lucia, 26 April 2024, (PAHO/WHO) - As part of the Vaccination Week of the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO), in collaboration with the Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs, hosted a vital Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) training session at Coco Palm…
Port of Spain, 26 April 2024 (PAHO) – On 16 April 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) received a request from the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago to support its investigation at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Port of Spain General Hospital, following the occurrence of seven newborn deaths during the week…