Nassau, 20 February 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands partnered with the Ministry of Health and Wellness to host a series of pop-up vaccination sites throughout the island of New Providence. These areas included Yellow Elder, Masons Addition, Christie Park and Mother Butler Park.…
Belize City, Belize, February 18, 2022 (PAHO) – As part of the ‘Smart’ Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK-FCDO), four (4) critical health facilities, spread across the country were upgraded and officially handed over to the Ministry of Health and…
With the objective of strengthening the democratization of access to health information and in line with open science initiatives, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (BIREME/ PAHO/WHO) creates the Open Metadata Portal of the Information Sources of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 8 February 2022 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries held a virtual courtesy call and orientation for the newly appointed Ministers of Health in Barbados on the Organization, structure, functions, and its technical cooperation.
Following the general…
Montevideo/ Washington DC, February 14, 2022 (CLAP/PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP) presented eCBB, a free mobile application with information to improve newborn care.
The app can be downloaded on Google Play and Apple Store and is part of PAHO's 28 Days, Time to Care…
Geneva, 1 February 2022 (WHO) - Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical supplies from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic have put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a need to improve disposal practices, according to a new WHO report.
The…
Belize City, Belize, January 27, 2022 (PAHO) – Today, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through funding from the Kingdom of Denmark, donated 69 SD Biosensor test kits for a total of 1,725 tests to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW).
In the midst of emerging COVID-19 variants, it is crucial to…
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…