Bridgetown, Barbados, November 08, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries presented the first in a series of webinars “Doing What Matters in Times of Stress” on Thursday November 4, 2021. Over 136 health care workers, social workers, counsellors, religious leaders, educators and other…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 November 2021 (PAHO) – There’s never been a more critical time to protect our children and young people from the dangers of an unhealthy lifestyle and promote their overall well-being. This is the key message of a campaign launched by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), in partnership with the Pan American Health…
On Thursday 28 October and Tuesday 2 November, the Regional Health Services in Suriname (Regionale Gezondheidsdienst, RGD) received medical supplies provided by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Paramaribo, 2 November 2021 (PAHO) – Suriname is…
Belize City, Belize, November 1, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – As the country tries to balance preparedness response actions including continuity of essential services while simultaneously managing case surges within the current economic reality, Belize must continue to strengthen its COVID-19 response. For that reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
Georgetown 24 October 2021- PAHO/WHO, in collaboration with the Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC), conducted the COVID-19 preparedness and prevention training in the community of Mahdia, Region 8, with 25 young adults.
As part of the COVID-19 response and to support the “whole of society” approach to the pandemic, Guyana was selected to…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 1 November, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), launches a week-long social media campaign to promote the importance of reporting suspected side effects…
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named depression a leading cause of disability and a major contributor to the global burden of disease. In other words, it is estimated that more than 300 million people on Earth suffer from depression and the disorder is considered a major health risk if not appropriately managed. This disease is…
October 22, 2021, Kingston, Jamaica – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Kingston has gone blue as a special 'thank you' to frontline workers.
Light Jamaica Blue, a United Nations in Jamaica initiative, seeks to increase awareness around UN programmes that have and continue to support…
The 35 years of the Health Sciences Descriptors – DeCS were celebrated in an online event promoted by BIREME/PAHO/WHO. The celebration had the simultaneous participation of more than 300 people from several countries of the region and some of the actors who contributed with BIREME to write the successful history of DeCS, with the support of PAHO…