GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Bridging the gap between new HIV science and providing quality service delivery to communities will be the focus of the regional workshop titled “Uniting Science and Communities to Accelerate HIV Response in the Caribbean”, which will be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago, on Monday and Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says eight Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to benefit from the second round of funding under its Pandemic Fund (PF).
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, has been elected as President of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Executive Committee for a one-year term.
BRIDGETOWN , Barbados - The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has raised alarm over the increasing incidence of HIV among young people in the Caribbean, highlighting that countries like Guyana and Suriname report alarming rates of 14%, while Barbados sees numbers as high as 37%.
Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – The groundbreaking ceremony for a new ‘green’ hospital in St. Vincent and the Grenadines took place in Arnos Vale on Saturday, with Health Minister Jimmy Prince announcing that the new facility will revolutionize the medical landscape.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has awarded Haitian medical practitioner, Dr. Jean-Patrick Alfred, of Haiti, with the PAHO Award for Management and Leadership in Health Services 2024.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says on a yearly basis, the country could experience as many as 400 attempted suicides annually.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is on Thursday, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the certification of the eradication of “wild poliovirus” transmission in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON, DC - St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has held talks with the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbisa da Silva, on the urgent need to fortify public health systems across Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell has urged all citizens across the region to remain alert by staying informed through updates from CARPHA and local health authorities regarding mpox and its transmission.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological update on Oropouche virus disease (OROV), highlighting the importance of strengthening diagnosis, clinical management, prevention and vector control measures in the Americas, including the Caribbean.
NEW YORK, New York – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Monday signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) aimed at improving regulatory harmonization and convergence in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, has announced that increased health monitoring is being undertaken at ports of entry to guard against Mpox.
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