Open to all, anytime, anywhere: Free online courses bring vaccine knowledge to the global community Empowering health workers, decision-makers and the public with trusted knowledge about immunization is critical to protecting people from vaccine-preventable diseases. Health professionals need this knowledge to safely and effectively administer vaccines, leaders rely on it to inform health policy, and
World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. Each year for this date, a theme is chosen that highlights an area of priority concern for WHO. In the face of the current pandemic, a polluted planet, and an
Americas at risk of further COVID-19 wave as cases surge in other regions, PAHO Director warns Washington D.C. 6 April 2022 (PAHO) – As cases of COVID-19 surge in Europe and East Asia due to Omicron BA.2, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne has urged countries to remain vigilant and urgently
Health and the environment It’s time we take more responsibility for how our actions exacerbate human health and environmental problems! On World Health Day 2022 Viber supports WHO to focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy through the “Our planet, our health” campaign. The new WHO Health for Life sticker
WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth Geneva, 30 March 2022- The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. This is a critical time for ensuring newborn and maternal survival and
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a strategy this week to strengthen genomic surveillance around the world Washington, D.C., 31 March 2022 (PAHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) released a strategy this week to strengthen genomic surveillance around the world. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network, created at the start of
Sugar Sweetened Beverages Campaign The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment with the support from the Pan American Health Organization is launching a Sugar Sweetened Beverage campaign under the slogan, ‘Less Sugar, Longer Life’. The campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the dangers associated with excessive consumption of SSBs and promote the consumption
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Secured US $32.7 million in grant funding from the Green Climate Fund WE DID IT! After years of late nights and early mornings, the Antigua Barbuda Department of Environment was successful in securing US $32.7 million in grant funding from the Green Climate Fund for the Project “Resilience to Hurricanes In the Building Sector in Antigua and
The Ministry of Health, Wellness & the Environment and the Pesticides & Toxic Chemicals Control Board are aware of several reports from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada (HC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that the number of counterfeit Hand Sanitizers being marketed (specifically since the COVID-19 pandemic) have steadily increased. It