Tegucigalpa, March 10, 2021 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reports that the PAHO Revolving Fund, the procurement agent in charge of purchasing vaccines for the countries of the Americas through the COVAX Facility, has confirmed the arrival of the first donated batch of 48,000 doses of the AstraZeneca…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 09 March 2021 (PAHO) – International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
The COVID-19 pandemic is making this year’s International Women’s Day like no other as the response…
Colleagues at the Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (being considered for a future Collaborating Centre designation) have convened and participated during events for the World Congential Defects Day on 3 March 2021, in collaboration with the Latin American Center for Perinatology/Women's and Reproductive…
The Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization (PAHO-WHO) donated 11 tablets to the Over-the-Hill Community Development Partnership Initiative of Office of the Prime Minister to facilitate hybrid learning at the Centreville Overtown Community Center.
PAHO-WHO’s collaboration with the Over-the Hill Community Development…
Sao Paulo, 4 March 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - On March 3, 2021, BIREME celebrates 54 years as a Specialized Center of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization, which is part of the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH / PAHO / WHO). By carrying out its mission of democratizing information, knowledge and…
El Salvador, one of the countries that has been a member of the BIREME Advisory Committee from 2018 to 2020, expanded the collaborative actions with the Center through PAHO’s country office and national institutions, in order to support the dissemination and implementation of the Center’s products and services, which has been a constant…
February 18, 2021 (PAHO) – Last year, the European Union (EU) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reallocated funds from the existing ‘Health Sector Support Programme Belize Project’ to assist in the country’s response to COVID-19. Through this funding, nine (9) District Health Educators from the Ministry…
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the heroic work that health workers do every single day.
15 February 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados (PAHO) - We are deeply saddened and mourn the passing of two health care workers to COVID-19 illness, one in Barbados the other in Antigua and Barbuda. In Barbados a Nursing Assistant…
Belize City, Belize, February 13, 2020 (PAHO) - The new European Union (EU) Ambassador to Belize, Her Excellency, Marianne Van Steen, met with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Belize, Dr. Noreen Jack, to discuss the ongoing partnership with the EU-funded Health Sector Support Programme…