Montevideo, October 18, 2022. Edgar Iván Ortiz Lizcano, one of the co-chairs of the FIGO Cartagena 2022 Congress Organizing Committee and FIGO trustee for Latin America, said that this event reflects the organization's interest in having a global presence to work on women's health issues. In particular, he pointed out that the congress will be the…
Montevideo, October 18, 2022. The Latin American Center of Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), will participate in the FIGO Regional Congress to be held November 3-5 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
The objective of the congress is to bring together experts and specialists to discuss the latest scientific advances,…
Belize City, Belize, October 18, 2022 (PAHO) - Through the EU-Funded Health Sector Support Programme Belize Project, PAHO/WHO Belize and the Ministry of Health and Wellness conducted a two-day workshop with the various health sectors to review the Health Emergency and Disaster Management Program and to conduct a gap analysis and establish…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 October 2022 (PAHO) - Today, key stakeholder groups including the Ministry of Health and Wellness, other Ministries, other government departments, trade unions, business associations, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, media houses, and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (…
On August 23, the Digital Innovations Webinar was held to facilitate the use of evidence and two new databases were launched: BIGG-REC and Therapeutics Covid-19. The initiative was promoted by the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health of the Pan American Health Organization (EIH/PAHO/WHO) and BIREME through…
The importance of continuing to research and expand scientific knowledge to respond in particular to the global pandemic of COVID-19, underpins the continuous contribution of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Information Sciences of the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) alongside the WHO to…
An interview with psychologist Mrs. Maja Heijmans-Goedschalk by the PAHO/WHO office in Suriname
Suriname, October 10, 2022 (PAHO) – In observation of International Mental Health Day 2022, on Oct. 10, 2022, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched the #DoYourShare campaign in support of mental health. This campaign aims to reduce the…
Montevideo. October 7, 2022. Within the framework of a working agreement between the Latin American Perinatology Center (CLAP/SMR) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), a meeting was held to visit the facilities of the Contraception Simulation Center and to exchange views with…
The Scientific Committee (SC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) met virtually at the VIII Session on September 8, 2022. The purpose of the session was to share the current implementation status of the recommendations of the…