Belize City, Belize, October 25, 2022 (PAHO) – With the increasing rate of road traffic incidents (RTIs) in the country, the Second Road Safety Project in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Health & Wellness (MoHW) with funding support from the United States…
Guatemala, September 21, 2022. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala, through the General Directorate of Integrated Health Care Systems and the Health Area Directorate of the department of Alta Verapaz, presented their work in conjunction with United Nations cooperation agencies to bring primary prevention…
Montevideo. October 24, 2022. The IV International Health Convention "Cuba-Health 2022" was held from October 17 to 21 at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba.
This year, the theme was: "Universal Health, as part of the 2030 Health Agenda, in a health context characterized by COVID-19".
The event was attended by the director of the…
The distinction was given for the contributions the mechanism has made to the regional elimination of polio, by ensuring access to safe, quality, and affordable vaccines.
Cali, Colombia, 24 October 2022 (PAHO) – On World Polio Day, Rotary International through the Rotary Clubs of Colombia, awarded the PAHO Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines…
El Alto, La Paz, Oct. 24th, 2022 (PAHO)- El Alto’s Health Secretariat is currently working with the local association of midwives to revalue their practices and knowledge. This is to improve sexual and reproductive health care in this municipality, which has one of the highest rates of population growth in Bolivia.
A workshop with traditional…
Achacachi, Bolivia, October 2022 (PAHO)- Workshops to address doubts on COVID-19 vaccination are being held in the Municipality of Achacachi, in the department of La Paz, Bolivia, with Aymara-speaking community leaders, young people, and mothers.
These sessions launched in August, applying PAHO’s knowledge dialogues methodology, provide a space…
Montevideo. October 21, 2022. On October 21, was held the webinar: SIP PLUS, the tool that provides instant perinatal information for timely and "tailored" decision making in Latin America and the Caribbean. SIP Plus is the web version of the Perinatal Information System (SIP) and is a tool to improve maternal, perinatal and sexual and…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 20 October 2022 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is collaborating with the Ministry of Health and Wellness to help strengthen its Health Information System and to digitally transform the health sector.
This mission is supported by Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, who is a very…
Montevideo. October 18, 2022. In the framework of the FIGO Cartagena 2022 Congress, CLAP/WR is organizing a series of actions and exhibitions aimed at improving the quality of health care for women, mothers and newborns.
In addition, on November 1, CLAP/WR Maternal Health Advisor Bremen De Mucio will participate in a meeting with the…