Belize City, Belize, January 27, 2022 (PAHO) – Through funding from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and in cooperation with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), 460,000 masks were donated to be distributed to 22 ministries and organizations throughout Belize boosting their PPE supply.
“The…
Kingston, Jamaica, January 27, 2022 (PAHO) – UKaid and PAHO partnered to retrofit nine health centers island wide, making them safer, greener, and more resilient to natural disasters and climate change. The smart facilities upgraded under the ‘Smart’ or Strengthening Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project were handed over to Dr. the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 26, 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries hosted a webinar on "Ending the Acute Stage of the Pandemic in 2022: The State of COVID-19 response in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries", on Wednesday January 26, 2022.
The purpose was…
Belize City, Belize, January 26, 2022 (PAHO) - PAHO/WHO Belize, the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the National Malaria Control Programme, are currently on a technical mission, in the context of the Regional Initiative for the Elimination of Malaria (RMEI), to keep Belize on track to eliminating…
In support of case management for the COVID-19 response, the Government of Germany, in collaboration with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), donated oxygen cylinders to the Ministry of Health in Suriname.
Paramaribo, 25 January 2022 (PAHO) – The 230 steel oxygen cylinders have a capacity of 250 cubic feet. These cylinders were…
Paraguay is the newest country with its own e-BlueInfo collection, joining Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru. On December 13th, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, through the Directorate of Primary Health Care (APS) and the National Institute of Health in the role of National Coordinating Center of the Virtual…
Belize City, Belize, January 20, 2022 (PAHO) – Today, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through funding from the Government of Canada and WHO Pooled Award for COVID-19 Response, donated three defibrillators to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (KHMHA). The donation also included reusable probes…
Two pharmaceutical refrigerators and a freezer were donated by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the government of Canada to the National Immunization Program, Bureau of Public Health (BOG) in Suriname to support the Expanded Program on Immunization.
Paramaribo, 19 January 2022 (PAHO) – The BOG received the…
Bridgetown, Barbados - 17 January 2022 - The World Health Organisation’s mental health management guide 'Doing what matters in times of stress', has been adapted for the Caribbean and is now readily accessible to the region. It features relatable and simple activities, designed to help people of all ages to cope with adversity and…