Kingston, Jamaica, January 19, 2024 (PAHO) - The third and final Essentials of Public Health Functions (EPHF) workshop, which brought together diverse stakeholders in Jamaica's health sector, concluded today after two days of robust discussions about the utility of EPHFs in reshaping the country's health system.
The workshop aimed to align…
Kingston, Jamaica, January 18, 2024 (PAHO) – In a significant milestone for public health in Jamaica, the Santa Cruz Health Centre was officially handed over to the Ministry of Health and Wellness today after being designated a “smart facility.” This achievement follows extensive upgrading and retrofitting work that has transformed the health…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 16 January 2024 (PAHO) – A Global School Health Survey conducted in Barbados in 2011 revealed that over 30% of school children aged 9-11 and 13-15 years old are either overweight or obese. Now, in an age where childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyles pose significant challenges to the well-being of our youth, the need for…
Kingston, Jamaica, January 11, 2024 (PAHO) – The concern about the persistently high rates of road traffic deaths on Jamaica's roads took center stage at today's National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Review Meeting in Kingston.
Despite proactive efforts by the government through the NRSC, the death toll remains alarmingly high each year.…
Roseau, Dominica, 10 January 2024 (PAHO) – PAHO Director Emeritus, Dr. Carissa Faustina Etienne was laid to rest in her native country Dominica on Wednesday, 10 January 2024.
An official funeral was accorded by the Government of Dominica in honor of her outstanding contribution to public health in Dominica, the region and globally. The day…
Port of Spain, 22 December 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Today, a ceremony led by PAHO/WHO commemorated the official handover of health sector initiatives supported by the Spotlight Initiative on Violence Against Women and Girls in Trinidad and Tobago to the management of the Ministry of Health. The highlight of the ceremony was the donation of computers…
L to R: Dr. Rosmond Adams, PAHO/WHO Representative a.i and Dr. Rakesh Sukul, Acting Director of Health, Ministry of Health, Suriname
Paramaribo, 22 December 2023 (PAHO) - On the 21st of December 2023, the PAHO/WHO Suriname Country Office donated 47 Samsung tablets to the Malaria Program of the Ministry of Health, Suriname.
This donation aims to…
19 December 2023 (PAHO) — The meeting to celebrate the institutional results achieved in 2023 was held on December 13, in the presence of all BIREME/PAHO/WHO staff. The aim of the meeting was to recognize individual and collective commitment and development and the promotion of effective exchanges with users and the national and international…
Port of Spain, 13 December 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Gabriel Vivas Francesconi, the newly appointed PAHO/WHO Representative for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, Saint Maarten, Bonnaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, made a visit to the Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh.
Accompanying Dr. Vivas were Ms.…