Bridgetown, Barbados, 19 August 2024 (PAHO) - Thanks to Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis, the Region of the Americas is the only World Health Organization (WHO) region to have exceeded in 2023 the vaccination coverages reported in 2019, prior to the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic.In recognition of this achievement, PAHO Director…
Health workers in Colombia face enormous challenges in providing care in areas of armed conflict. On World Humanitarian Day, let us celebrate their courage and unite to ensure their protection and respect.Bogotá, 19 de August, 2024. — On October 29, 2023, María Daniela Ordóñez experienced one of those days - sadly common - for health personnel…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO is pleased to announce an opportunity for experts to serve as members and contribute to WHO’s Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR) Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The UHPR TAG will play a pivotal role in providing technical guidance and advice to WHO on enhancing…
Bridgetown, Barbados, August 13, 2024, (PAHO/WHO) –Bridgetown, Barbados, August 13, 2024, (PAHO/WHO) – The PAHO Office for the Caribbean Subregion is pleased to welcome Dr Juan Manuel Sotelo as the Interim Director of the Subregional Office in Barbados. Dr Sotelo, an experienced international public health professional, succeeds Dean Chambliss,…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 August 2024 (PAHO) - Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries are vulnerable to natural disasters, especially during the hurricane season, with risks intensifying due to climate change and human-induced hazards.To address this regional challenge, the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) and the Pan American Health Organization…
San Salvador, 9 August 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Canada, through its Embassy in El Salvador and in coordination with the Salvadoran Government, launched today a project aimed at trachoma detection in prioritized communities as part of a regional initiative to eliminate this disease. Trachoma is an eye…
Montevideo August 6, 2024. Clinical practice through simulators is a strategy that favors the incorporation and strengthening of skills in safe and controlled scenarios, respecting the dignity and physical integrity of women. The development of competencies in health professionals can never imply the subjugation of rights.The Pan American…
São Paulo, August 06, 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - On July 16, BIREME launched a new search strategy in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) focused on Oropouche fever. The initiative seeks to respond to the recent epidemiological alert issued by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and its updates. In the first half of 2024, and for the first…
Port-au-Prince, 5 August 2024 (PAHO) - The security situation in Haiti has led hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (ZMPAP) to flee the violence and take refuge in sites that are, for the most part, unsuitable for housing these displaced populations. Overcrowding and inadequate sanitary infrastructures in…