Jamaica’s healthcare systems and services will benefit from technical assistance as a result of an agreement made between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO).
The agreement was signed at a virtual ceremony by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands is encouraging caregivers and family members to exercise patience with the elderly. The call for kindness coincides with the United Nation’s Observation of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Tuesday, June 15.
The World Health…
24 June, 2021, Lima, Peru – More than 183,000 lives and 35 billion soles (US$ 9 billion) could be saved over the next 15 years by implementing a set of policies to reduce tobacco, alcohol, and salt use, and by scaling up clinical interventions to control cardiovascular disease and diabetes, as well as increasing accss to treatment for…
Brazil and PAHO donate critical protective equipment in support of the COVID-19 response in Suriname
On Friday, June 18th, the Ministry of Health in Suriname received a donation of critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items to be used by healthcare workers during the current COVID-19 surge in Suriname.
Brazil continues to support Suriname during the pandemic, strengthening the relationship between the countries. The donated PPE items…
Belize City, Belize, June 21, 2021 (PAHO) – As part of the country’s ongoing COVID-19 response, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Canada donated six (6) High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) systems and two (2) advanced Patient Monitors with carbon dioxide (CO2) and invasive blood pressure (…
Belize City, Belize, June 17, 2021 (PAHO) – To strengthen the activities and capacities of Immunization Information Systems (IIS) for COVID-19 vaccination in the country, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated laptops, tablets, printers and wireless routers to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW).…
Belize City, Belize, June 15, 2021 (PAHO) – Each year, on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) celebrates World Blood Donor Day to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion and the critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to the health system. This…
Montevideo, June 14, 2021, CLAP / PAHO‒ With the aim of strengthening the active participation of families of premature children in care, getting to know their perspective and needs and promoting networking among similar organizations in the countries, the Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 6 June 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - During a recently held European Union (EU), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), [1]CARIFORUM Health Co-Benefits webinar, representatives from 16 CARIFORUM countries, South America, North America and Europe, received an introduction to four WHO/PAHO tools to support the generation of evidence…