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Protecting the health and rights of our girls

Tanya Mcfall — 21 Nov 2024

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.

��鶹��Ʒ Launches Health Labour Market Analysis Training to Advance Human Resources for Health in The Bahamas

Tanya Mcfall — 21 Nov 2024

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 ��鶹��Ʒ (��鶹��Ʒ), this initiative is laying the foundation for developing a national policy and strategy to enhance Human Resources for Health (HRH), bringing the nation closer to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Strengthening Health Systems - National Blood Bank and Medical Gas Assessments in Dominica

Brenda Lashley — 19 Nov 2024

Roseau, Dominica, 15 November 2024 (��鶹��Ʒ) – The ��鶹��Ʒ (��鶹��Ʒ) 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, speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Health stressed the importance of access to safe blood and blood products to universal health, and thanked the people of Dominica for their volunteerism in this area.

Stanford ranking: João Paulo Souza among the world's most cited scientists

Ana Franzon — 18 Nov 2024

São Paulo, 18 November 2024 (BIREME/��鶹��Ʒ/WHO) - João Paulo Souza, Director of BIREME/��鶹��Ʒ/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 standardized metrics such as the h-index and the hm-index adjusted for co-authorship.

��鶹��Ʒ Challenged to Ensure New Subregional Cooperation Strategy (2025-2029) is Responsive and Impactful

Lisa Bayley — 15 Nov 2024

Georgetown, Guyana, 15 November 2024 (��鶹��Ʒ/WHO) – The ��鶹��Ʒ (��鶹��Ʒ) 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.

Technical Health Experts Meet to Define Caribbean Health Priorities for New ��鶹��Ʒ Caribbean Subregional Strategy

Lisa Bayley — 12 Nov 2024

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 12 November 2024 (��鶹��Ʒ/WHO) – Regional and national technical health experts recently gathered in Trinidad and Tobago to collaborate on the development of the ��鶹��Ʒ/WHO Caribbean Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS). The SCS aims to strengthen regional health priorities, address pressing health challenges, and support sustainable health development across the Caribbean. The experts were convened to ensure that the priorities of the strategy reflect the needs and main concerns of the Caribbean region.

Ministry of Health of Argentina to promote access to medicines and health technologies in strategic alliance with ��鶹��Ʒ

Luisa Solano — 12 Nov 2024

Buenos Aires, November 12, 2024 (��鶹��Ʒ/WHO). Authorities from the National Ministry of Health and the ��鶹��Ʒ (��鶹��Ʒ) 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.

Successful Conclusion of National Stakeholder Consultations for Trinidad and Tobago’s Country Cooperation Strategy

Candice Alcantara — 12 Nov 2024

Port-of-Spain, 6 November, 2024 (��鶹��Ʒ) - The ��鶹��Ʒ/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 years.

Guyana Ministry of Health Conducts Pharmacovigilance Training for Health Professionals in Region 5.

Hoyte Angela — 7 Nov 2024

The Ministry of Health, with technical support from ��鶹��Ʒ/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 pharmacists’ assistants from two hospitals and five health Centres.

Jamaica and Grenada Win Awards at Caribbean Immunization Managers Meeting

Lisa Bayley — 6 Nov 2024

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, 6 November 2024 (��鶹��Ʒ/WHO) – During the 38th Caribbean Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Managers' meeting held in St Kitts and Nevis from October 28-30, Jamaica won the Henry C Smith award for most improved immunization coverage in 2023, while the inaugural Beryl Irons award went to Grenada for achieving its surveillance targets in 2024 and improving immunization coverage in 2023.