Kingston, Jamaica, 03 April 2026 (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ) – Women and girls affected by Hurricane Melissa are set to benefit from enhanced maternal and newborn care services following the handover of essential supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), which took place on April 01, 2026, at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Warehouse.The…
Kingston, Jamaica, 31 March 2026 (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ) - Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), in collaboration with the ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/World Health Organization (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/WHO), recently concluded a two-day After-Action Review (AAR) workshop held from March 24–25. The workshop aimed to strengthen Jamaica’s preparedness and response…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 31 March 2026 (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/WHO) - One year after its launch, several Caribbean countries have advanced key interventions to strengthen the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, as part of a project supported by the India UN Development Partnership Fund and implemented by the Pan…
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, 31 March 2026 - The ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/World Health Organization (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/WHO), through its Bahamas Country Office, supported the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in convening a national stakeholder consultation on 2 February 2026 to validate the draft Primary Health Care (PHC)…
Providenciales and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands - March 31, 2026 - The Country Office supported the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in convening two national consultations to validate Policy Strategies on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing and Healthy Ageing. This marks an important step toward strengthening health and…
Bridgetown, Barbados 27 March 2026 - The ½ûÂþÌìÌà / World Health Organization (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/WHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries has launched Team ECC Talks, a new video series that highlights the people behind the work advancing health and wellbeing across the region.Team ECC Talks offers a human-centred…
Panama City, March 26, 2026 (PANAFTOSA/VPH-½ûÂþÌìÌÃ/WHO) – Professionals from official veterinary services from 15 countries in the Americas participated in the first in-person workshop of the Latin America Edition 2025/2026 of the Regional Program for the Systematic Education of Veterinary Services (ProgRESSVet), focused on strengthening…
BrasÃlia, March 20, 2026 – With the support of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ), Brazil has become the newest affiliate of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. This Friday (March 20), the Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Macaé Evaristo, received the certificate of membership…
St. George’s, Grenada, March 2026 (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ) - The ½ûÂþÌìÌà (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ), working closely with Grenada’s Ministry of Health, is emphasizing the importance of community trust including faith-based engagement, and clear communication in advancing national efforts to prevent cervical cancer.These priorities emerged from a recent focus…