GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 17 SEPTEMBER 2024- The Ministry of Health, with the support of PAHO/WHO, organized a meeting to review the national maternal and mortality surveillance data. Senior Officers representing each of the ten administrative regions attended the meeting, which was led by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Director of Primary…
Kingston, Jamaica, 13 September 2024 (PAHO) - More than two months after Hurricane Beryl struck Jamaica, the southern parishes are still reeling from the devastation left by the powerful Category 4 storm. St. Elizabeth, often called the "breadbasket" of Jamaica, suffered the greatest devastation, with widespread damage to farmlands that has…
Barbados, September 11, 2024 (PAHO) - Caribbean stakeholders recently heard from Prime Minister of Barbados, The Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, S.C., M.P., that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to cost the world 855 billion US Dollars annually in extra healthcare costs and lost productivity over the next decade.This disclosure was made during…
Kalanick, August 8 2024 (PAHO) – Dr Gabriel Vivas Francesconi, PAHO/WHO Representative for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba recently completed his first official visit to Bonaire. The visit marked a pivotal moment in reinforcing PAHO/WHO's commitment to health and wellness in the Dutch Caribbean…
São Paulo, September 09, 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - September 2024 marks the 13th edition of World Alzheimer’s Month, a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness of dementia and promoting a more inclusive and supportive society for people living with the condition. For the second time, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is joining…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 9 September 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched a virtual training to strengthen capacity on the medico-legal response to intimate partner violence and sexual violence. This training comprises of three sessions and will be completed in November 2024. Thirty (30) participants…
Paramaribo, Suriname, August 29-31, 2024 (PAHO) – Suriname is making significant strides in improving healthcare through the HEARTS in the Americas Initiative, which focuses on which focuses on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. In January 2022, Suriname joined 32 other countries in the Region of the Americas in the implementation of HEARTS…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 9 SEPTEMBER 2024- The Ministry of Health of Guyana and PAHO conducted a national consultation to finalize the first national Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy. Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Health of Guyana, welcomed a visiting team from PAHO Headquarters comprised of an expert on antimicrobial resistance and a senior…
Montevideo, September 6, 2024. On August 27, the webinar Congenital Heart Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Lessons Learned and Challenges in Reducing the Burden of Disease, co-organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and USAID MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, took place.The two organizations partnered to…