São Paulo, July 16 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO), in partnership with the Department of Digital Health and Innovation of the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DESDI/SEIDIGI/MoH), has begun a new technical cooperation…
Port-au-Prince, July 12, 2024 (PAHO) - Since August 2023, armed violence in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area has forced many families to leave their homes, leading to a massive displacement of the population to makeshift sites such as schools and public establishments. Faced with this critical situation, the Ministry of Public Health and…
The Health Emergencies Department (PHE) 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 health emergency preparedness…
La Antigua, Guatemala, July 9, 2024 From July 9 to 12, 2024, two workshops organized by Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) are being held in La Antigua, Guatemala, focused on training experts from the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) of reference for medicines in Latin America, in the tools and…
Managua, July 8, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Health of Nicaragua, with the objective of improving the quality of access to vaccines, medicines and health technologies, has prepared an Institutional Development Plan (PDI), corresponding to the year 2024-2025. This plan will significantly strengthen the capacities of the National Health…
Tegucigalpa, July 8, 2024. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health (SESAL), with technical support from the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) through the Information Systems Technician, Luis Mainero and PAHO/WHO Honduras, meetings were held for the implementation of the Perinatal Information…
Georgetown, Guyana, 5 July 2024 – The Ministry of Health, Guyana, with the support of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign 2024 today at the Carmel Secondary School, Georgetown. Present were, Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Health, Guyana, Dr. Annastacia…
Puerto Flores, Cochabamba – Bolivia, July 3, 2024 (PAHO) – A team conducting Rapid Trachoma Assessments (RTAs) ventured into the indigenous communities ofthe Cochabamba tropics, joined by Ministry of Health personnel, embarking on a challenging 12-day mission to identify cases of trachoma, the world’s leading cause of infectious blindness.The RTA…
Bridgetown, Barbados – 02 July 2024 (PAHO) - Ahead of Hurricane Beryl's impending impact on the Windward Islands, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiated comprehensive preparedness plans to safeguard the health and safety of its personnel and respond to the needs of countries in the region. Prior to the system reaching the islands,…