Kingston, Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (PAHO) - A recent rapid assessment conducted by Jamaica's National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) reveals widespread use and access to tobacco vaping devices among youth in Jamaica. Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton pointed to worrying trends during the national World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum, held today at…
Montevideo, 27 May 2022- In the framework of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, CLAP held the webinar Respectful maternal care: moving from theory to action, to address successful experiences of implementing respectful maternal care in health centres.
The meeting aimed to serve as a guide for professionals in the search for a…
Roseau, Dominica, 13 May (PAHO/WHO) - During the next few months, Dominicans will progressively note a change in the care they receive at the seven main health centres on the island.
On Wednesday May 13th, 2022, the excited and enthusiastic technical and administrative team at the primary health care level, led by the Acting Minister of Health,…
Group warm-up session during the Wan Gesontu Libi Health Fair & Walk
Paramaribo, Suriname, 15 May, 2022 (PAHO) - As a part of World Health Day 2022 that was commemorated on 7 April, a joint effort was made, spearheaded by PAHO along with other UN agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP), the Ministry of Health and Bureau of Public Health to organize a…
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 17 May (PAHO/WHO) - Antigua and Barbuda joined the rest of the world in recognizing World Hypertension Day 2022 under the theme “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.” A day dedicated to highlighting the importance of monitoring blood pressure as elevated blood pressure (BP) has been…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 May (PAHO/WHO) — Today we join the rest of the world in recognizing World Hypertension Day. World Hypertension Day is observed each year on May 17 with the aim to raise awareness and promote hypertension prevention, detection and control. The Ministries of Health in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, in…
16 May 2022 — In an infodemia and misinformation reality, managers, health professionals, and patients seek reliable scientific information in the format and language needed for intervention through evidence-based policies and practices. Moreover, the adoption of mechanisms that provide transparency and reliability of research are in line with the…
Montevideo, 12 May 2022 (PAHO) - One in three pregnant women with COVID-19 who should have had access to an intensive care unit during the first two years of the pandemic failed to receive critical care, according to a collaborative research led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in eight Latin American countries and recently published…
In order to promote the publication of scientific research results and clinical observation in Nicaragua and to train participants in the main concepts governing Scholarly communication in health sciences, a series of webinars on this topic was organized. The trainings are part of the Action Plan for the dissemination of the Nicaragua VHL, a…