10 Apr 2023
São Paulo, April 10, 2023 — The most recent edition of the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) was made available for online consultation in March of this year on the DeCS/MeSH portal. Its update has been done annually, as for more than 35 years, and reflects the annual update of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of the…
9 Apr 2023
PARAMAKATOI, GUYANA, April 8th, 2023 (PAHO) – The SMART Health Care Facilities Caribbean Project upgraded Paramakatoi Health Centre was officially handed over to the Ministry of Health. This remote SMART facility is the final healthcare facility in Guyana retrofitted to become safer, greener, and more resilient to natural disasters and climate…
5 Apr 2023
Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 April, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – To meet its vaccine-preventable disease surveillance targets and better identify and vaccinate migrant populations and zero dose and under-vaccinated children, health workers in the Turks and Caicos islands recently participated in a two-day training session, led by the Pan American Health…
5 Apr 2023
PAHO/WHO Guyana, Family and Community Health Unit, supported the Ministry of Health, Maternal, and Child Health Department in conducting field visits to health facilities at Kato, Karukabaru, and Kopinang, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni). The visit addressed equity issues regarding maternal and child health services and vaccination access in the…
5 Apr 2023
5 April 2023 (PAHO) – On March 31, 2023, a sectoral thematic table was held at the Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, bringing together representatives from the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and numerous partners. The objective of this meeting was to highlight the challenges and…
4 Apr 2023
Group picture of the launch of the Strategic Plan for Nursing 2023-2028 in Suriname
Suriname, April 04, 2023 (PAHO) – In 2019, the Nursing Policy Body Suriname (RaVeSu) was established by the Ministry of Health in Suriname with a primary objective to develop, implement, and monitor the first-ever Strategic Plan for Nursing in Suriname. In…
30 Mar 2023
Group picture during successful workshop on ESAVI Surveillance in Suriname Suriname, March 30, 2023 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Suriname, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), hosted a successful awareness training workshop on strengthening technical capacities in ESAVI…
30 Mar 2023
Bridgetown, Barbados, 27 March 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Global Affairs Canada (GOC) conducted Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) workshops with healthcare workers and community influencers from Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada and…
29 Mar 2023
Carriacou, Grenada, 24 March 2023 (PAHO) – As part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, the upgraded Princess Royal Smart Hospital and the Hillsborough Smart health Centre, were officially handed over to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs today.
Together with the first retrofitted facility the Princess…