Belize City, Belize, July 6, 2022 (PAHO) - Belize is moving towards a digital transformation of its health sector. Through the EU-funded Health Sector Support Programme Belize Project, a Clinical Data Exchange Platform (CDEP) will be developed and implemented. This will allow interconnectivity and interoperability between various different…
In the context of the Technical Cooperation Term 93 (TC93), the implementation of the Virtual Health Library (VHL) for Indigenous Populations is underway in demarcated areas, starting, at first with Brazil, but potentially at the regional level, in coordination with the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information/Pan…
Cold Chain Coordinator Celine Karijo, Drs. Djamiel Koesni- EPI Manager BOG, PAHO Representative Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell, and USA Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Keays
Suriname, June 30, 2022 (PAHO) – Through funds provided by the United States Government (USG), The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) donated equipment to the Bureau of Public…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 29 June 2022, (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), committed US$750,000 to support programmes of CARPHA during 2022 and 2023. PAHO and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) signed a subsidiary agreement to improve regional public health, including health security, at the…
Suriname, June 22, 2022 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) donated medical consumables and other supplies to the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management (NCCR) in response to the flooding. The handover was done at the NCCR office by PAHO PWR Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell.
“PAHO is pleased to be able to…
Belize City, Belize, June 28, 2022 (PAHO) – On Tuesday, June 28, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with funding support from the European Union (EU), hosted an inaugural meeting with key stakeholders to strengthen Climate Resilient Health Systems in Belize. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and…
Bogotá, Colombia, 20 June 2022 - Juliàn Estaban’s Law, Bill PL408/2021, was ratified by the Colombian government today after consultations with civil society, the World Health Organization and across government. The new law moves road and infrastructure design, vehicle safety standards, driver licensing and data on injuries in Colombia…
The Ministry of Health Guyana, Adolescent Health Unit, in collaboration with the For the Children's Sake Foundation, PAHO/WHO Guyana CO, and the Global Affairs Project, hosted the Girl Empowerment Conference under the Theme “Empower Encourage and Inspire”. The conference was held on June 10th, 2022. The purpose of the conference was to equip and…
The Brazil PAHO/WHO Country Office convened a National Stakeholders Meeting on Road Safety on 9 and 10 June 2022, in preparation for the High-Level Meeting (HLM) to be held at the UN General Assembly on 30 June and July 1, 2022, under the theme “The 2030 horizon for road safety: ensuring a decade of action and deliveries”.
The event brought…