St. Georges, Grenada (PAHO) – Health managers from across the Caribbean gathered for a two-day conference in Grenada on November 9th and 10th, 2023, to examine how health promotion can continue to improve the health of Caribbean people. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) event entitled ‘Strengthening Health Promotion: Three Decades after the Caribbean Charter’, […]
Bridgetown, Barbados, (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has urged small island developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean to ensure “political leadership at the highest levels” in order to tackle the issue of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health in the Region. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, “our region […]
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — His Excellency Ambassador Colin Murdoch, the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva, has commended the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth Secretariat for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on health, including […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Amid global challenges by small states accessing COVID-19 essential medical supplies, CARICOM Member States have received a significant donation from the World Health Organisation, the Jack Ma Foundation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The supplies, worth over US700,000, arrived just over a week ago in Barbados – the […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Jack Ma Foundation have made a significant donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The shipment of supplies worth over USD$700,000 arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport on July 26, 2020. Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P., spoke at […]
by António Guterres The upheaval caused by the coronavirus – COVID-19 — is all around us. And I know many are anxious, worried and confused. That’s absolutely natural. We are facing a health threat unlike any other in our lifetimes. Meanwhile, the virus is spreading, the danger is growing, and our health systems, economies and […]
Wednesday 26 February 2020 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) welcomes the appointment of Dr Rosmond Adams as the new Director effective 2 March 2020. A Vincentian by birth, Dr Adams is a Medical Doctor by training and holds Master of Science degrees in both Public Health and Bioethics. He […]
Health is one of the most precious things to us all as individuals and families. It is something we very often take for granted, until we no longer have it. As the UK’s candidate for the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), I am committed to improving the health of people across the […]
