Meet Ms. Patrice Miller, principal of the Andrea Archer Institute (locally known as PACE Bahamas). Fueled by her passion, Ms Miller and her team created a safe space for adolescent mothers where they learn, thrive, and are empowered to become productive citizens of The Bahamas and the world.Founded in 1969, Mrs. Andrea Archer established the PACE…
The Bahamas Government has taken an essential step toward strengthening its healthcare workforce with the launch of the Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) Training Webinar Series. Facilitated by the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·), this initiative is laying the foundation for developing a national policy and strategy to enhance Human…
Roseau, Dominica, 15 November 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) – The ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) recently conducted a simultaneous mission in Dominica, focusing on strengthening the national blood bank and evaluating the medical gas systems.During the opening ceremony held 11 November 2024, Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO Ag) Dr. Lynora Fevrier Drigo,…
São Paulo, 18 November 2024 (BIREME/¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO) - João Paulo Souza, Director of BIREME/¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO, was recently recognized among the 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in a study conducted by Stanford University and published by Elsevier. The global analysis assessed the impact of 6.8 million researchers from various fields, considering…
Georgetown, Guyana, 15 November 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO) – The ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) has been challenged by its stakeholders and Caribbean member states representatives to ensure that its new Caribbean Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS) 2025-2029, is responsive and practical and when implemented, impactful.During the opening of a…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 12 November 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO) – Regional and national technical health experts recently gathered in Trinidad and Tobago to collaborate on the development of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO Caribbean Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS). The SCS aims to strengthen regional health priorities, address pressing health…
Buenos Aires, November 12, 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO). Authorities from the National Ministry of Health and the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) met today at the Health Ministry's headquarters to advance joint actions seeking to ensure access to safe, effective, and low-cost medicines and health technologies.In this regard, during the meeting chaired…
Port-of-Spain, 6 November, 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) - The ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office has successfully concluded a dynamic two-day national stakeholder consultation in Trinidad and Tobago for the Country Cooperation Strategy 2025-2030 (CCS), bringing together key voices to collaboratively shape the nation's health priorities for the coming…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 7 NOVEMBER 2024- The Ministry of Health, with technical support from ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO, conducted training sessions in Pharmacovigilance aimed at health professionals from health facilities across Guyana in Region 5 in October 2024. Twenty-eight participants attended the training, including physicians, nurses, medexes, pharmacists, and…