São Paulo, July 23, 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) and the Department of Monitoring, Evaluation and Dissemination of Strategic Health Information (DEMAS) of the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health (SEIDIGI) of the Brazilian Ministry of Health began an…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 28 June 2024 (PAHO) - In recognition of Pride Month, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) in association with Equals Barbados hosted a hybrid panel discussion on Bridging the Gap: Disparities in Health Service Access and…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 19, 2024 (PAHO) – Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population recently vaccinated more than 230,000 children in a campaign launched to contribute to reducing infant mortality related to diphtheria. With funding from the Government of Canada, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) provided key technical and…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, JUNE 2024- As part of the ongoing efforts in the WHO Region of the Americas to strengthen epidemic intelligence, the Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Unit (HIM) of the PAHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE), in conjunction with the PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office and the Guyana Ministry of Health,…
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…
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…
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…