SAO PAULO, Brazil, 5 DECEMBER 2024- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Health of Guyana, and the University of Sao Paulo School of Nursing (Ribeirao Preto) convened a meeting in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, to evaluate progress of the reform of the national nursing professional education program in Guyana, a process in which…
Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is hosting the Regional Meeting on Health Accounts, from December 4–6, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event brings together public health experts, authorities, and professionals from 19 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective is to strengthen…
Montevideo, 5 December 2024. In the framework of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, the Virtual Launch of the Health Administrative Data Toolbox on intimate partner violence and sexual violence took place on 3 December.During the opening, Anselm Hennis, Director of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health at the Pan…
Montevideo, 4 December 2024 (PAHO)- In the framework of the closure of the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) in Uruguay and the transfer of its functions to Washington D.C. with the creation of a new unit, a meeting was held between the director of CLP/WR, Suzanne Serruya; the representative of PAHO…
Port-of-Spain, 3 December 2024 (PAHO) – In line with PAHO/WHO’s ongoing thrust to promote air quality and health, a series of meetings were held in Trinidad and Tobago, bringing together key stakeholders from various sectors. These meetings, organized by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), Ministry of Health, and the Pan American…
San Pablo de Loreto, 29 November 2024 – From 25 through 28 November, the community of San Felipe, in the district of San Pablo, province of Ramón Castilla, Loreto, Peru, hosted a series of knowledge dialogue sessions and a practical workshop on face and hand washing within the framework of the SAFE strategy for the promotion, prevention, and…
Kingston, Jamaica, 29 November 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - The Regional Vector-Borne Disease Workshop was held in Grand Cayman from 19–21 November 2024, under the theme “Networking for Improved Responsiveness.” Organized in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (…
Cayman Islands Recognized for Successful Implementation of 2023 WHO STEPwise NCD Surveillance Survey
Kingston, Jamaica, 27 November 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has commended the Ministry of Health and Wellness of the Cayman Islands for its successful implementation of the 2023 WHO STEPwise approach to Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) risk factor surveillance (STEPS).This important survey…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 26 November 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - Public health experts from across the Caribbean gathered at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Barbados Office from November 26th to 28th, to receive training developed to enhance their ability to detect, respond to, and prevent public health emergencies.…