Washington D.C., 22 June 2022 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized the X Meeting of Regulatory Authorities for the Strengthening of the Regulatory Capacity of Medical Devices in the Americas, from June 1 to 3 2022, in the context of the activities of the Regional Working Group on Medical Device Regulation.
During 1…
Washington DC, 22 June 2022 (PAHO/WHO)- The Pan American Health Organization Strategic Fund has published the 2021 Annual Report ahead of the 170th Session of the Executive Committee, as ministers of health and other key stakeholders convened to discuss important advances made in public health across the Region. The report comes amidst the…
Credit for photos: Mr.Glendon Holder of Ministry of Health of St Vincent and the Grenadines
On the island of St Vincent, the volcano La Soufriere erupted unexpectedly in April 2021, forcing the urgent displacement of 20,000 inhabitants. This led to significant disruptions in people’s lives, health and disruption to the island’s healthcare system…
From 7th to 10th June 2022, a joint visit was conducted between the Immunization Unit (FPL/IM) and the Influenza Surveillance Unit (PHE/IHM) in order to review the indicators and procedures for sentinel surveillance of ARI in the country, conduct a workshop for data analysis and obtain national estimates of effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-…
Mental Health professionals from the Caribbean and Latin America participated in a training of trainers and are developing plans to implement the training at country level
Washington DC, 16 June 2022 (PAHO) - Forty-one mental health professionals from 15 countries in the Caribbean and thirthy eight from 14 Latin American countries, enrolled in…
Applications to enrol in the second cohort open in the Virtual Campus of Public Health until 25 July 2022
Washington DC, 15 June 2022 (PAHO) – One hundred and seven primary health care providers from sixteen English speaking countries from the sub-region of the Caribbean (Antigua, Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman…
PAHO has launched LIVES series, a collection of short videos as a new resource to strengthen capacity of health workers on identification and first-line support in cases of sexual assault or intimate partner violence. The series, produced with the support of Canada, is part of PAHO´s work to provide technical assistance to Member States to respond…
Washington, DC, 10 June 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - Nicaragua hosted the meeting of National Regulatory Authorities directors and technicians from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, to update the status of the joint evaluation of dossiers and determine future actions for its implementation.
The mechanism for the joint…
New WHO policy brief highlights actions for countries
Geneva, 3 June, 2022 (WHO).- Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being, concludes a new WHO policy brief, launched today at the Stockholm+50 conference. The Organization is therefore urging countries to include mental health support in their response to…