PAHO Caribbean

06/01/2026

In many countries, 13-15 year olds are overtaking adults in
e-cigarette use. This is a trap!
Here’s what governments must do to protect youth:

⚠️🚭Ban flavours, marketing and and product designs that increase the appeal.

ℹ️https://www.paho.org/en/campaigns/world-no-tobacco-day-2026

05/29/2026

Castries, Saint Lucia, 28 May 2026 - Scenes from the Opening Ceremony of the Joint Planning Workshop of the Technical Working Group between the PAHO/WHO and the OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service, focused on strengthening collaboration and improving access to essential medicines and health technologies across OECS Member States.

The ceremony featured remarks from key stakeholders including Hon. Philip Telesford, Minister of Health, Grenada and Chair of the OECS Council of Health Ministers, Dr. Amalia Del Riego, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean, Francis Burnett, Interim Head of OECS PPS, and Sarah Calix, Senior Pharmacist- St. Lucia's Ministry of Health.

05/28/2026

PAHO/WHO and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States - Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (OECS-PPS), will convene a Joint Planning Workshop aimed at improving access to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines and health technologies for OECS Member States.

Through this regional workshop, taking place 28-29 May 2026, country representatives will collaborate to improve procurement systems, promote equitable access, and build more resilient health systems for the Caribbean.

🔗 Read more: https://www.paho.org/en/news/27-5-2026-pahowho-and-oecs-convene-regional-workshop-strengthen-access-medicines-and-health

05/27/2026

-: Service Contract Opportunity at PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office 🇹🇹 :-

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) Trinidad and Tobago Country Office is seeking a highly-qualified, contracted service provider to compile a dossier of information validating the elimination of dog mediated human rabies as a public health problem and to document any gaps in prevention of bat mediated rabies in Trinidad and Tobago.
Submission Deadline - Friday 5 June 2026, on or before 4.00 p.m. ( AST)
For more information👉🏽https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OZrA_H9VdigeDD_0b-QsrufZP2VV-nbZ?usp=drive_link
Please read and follow the application instructions document included in this folder.

05/27/2026

Delegates from , , , the , , , and will over the next three days discuss what is needed to advance the adoption, implementation and monitoring of sodium reduction targets and the elimination of Industrially produced trans fatty acids policies in the Caribbean.

Participants include nutritionists, focal points and legal drafters. It is hoped that they will develop a roadmap to adopt and implement regulatory tools, share experiences and promote collaboration.

Partners include the CARPHA Caribbean Public Health Agency CARICOM: Caribbean Community Healthy Caribbean Coalition @ The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Resolve to Save Lives.

05/23/2026

Suriname is also beneficiary of the regional project “Strengthening the EMTCT Strategy with Maternal and Child Health Services”, which aims to enhance surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, and service delivery to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B in the Caribbean.
This video outlines the contribution of the UN Indian Development Foundation to Suriname.

Ministerie van Volksgezondheid Welzijn en Arbeid, Suriname
Bureau voor Openbare Gezondheidszorg
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Officialrgdsuriname
Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo Suriname
Sint Vincentius Ziekenhuis - RKZ
Het Diakonessenhuis

Description: The video outlines the contribution of the UN Indian Development Foundation toward the strengthening of the EMTCT Plus strategy within the Mat...

05/23/2026

Jamaica’s efforts to sustain the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis have received another boost with the handover of 10 desktop computers to the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Family Health Unit under the Strengthening the EMTCT Plus Strategy with Maternal and Child Health Services programme.



The equipment will strengthen data management, surveillance, monitoring, reporting, and coordination within maternal and child health services — all critical components in maintaining Jamaica’s EMTCT gains and supporting continuous quality improvement.

The initiative forms part of a wider regional effort across CARICOM Member States to strengthen the EMTCT Plus strategy, which addresses HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Chagas disease where endemic.

Supported through the India-UN Development Partnership Fund and implemented through collaboration between UNDP, UN Office for South-South Cooperation, PAHO/WHO, and the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Jamaica, the intervention reflects the continued importance of strong partnerships in strengthening health systems and sustaining public health achievements across the Caribbean.

05/20/2026

Bahamian public health leader Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis receives WHO Global Health Leaders Award at 79th World Health Assembly currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis of The Bahamas was recognized today with the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General’s Global Health Leaders Award during the High-Level Welcome of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79), honoring her lifelong contribution to public health in the Americas and globally.

Dr. Dahl-Regis has played a defining role in advancing disease elimination, immunization, maternal and child health, and primary health care across the Region of the Americas. A longtime collaborator of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), she is internationally recognized for her leadership in the regional verification process that led the Americas to become the first region in the world declared free of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome — a landmark public health achievement.

“Dr. Dahl-Regis is a distinguished public health leader whose lifelong commitment to improving health has transformed lives across the Americas and beyond,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Through her outstanding leadership in disease elimination, she helped lead the Americas to become the first region in the world declared free of measles and rubella.”

“Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis represents the very best of public health in the Americas: visionary leadership, unwavering commitment to equity, and a lifelong dedication to improving people’s lives,” said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO. “Her contributions to disease elimination, immunization, and primary health care have left a lasting legacy across our Region and continue to inspire generations of public health professionals.”

05/19/2026

PAHO/WHO has officially handed over advanced HIV disease testing and treatment materials to the Ministry of Health in Trinidad and Tobago. 🇹🇹
Valued at over USD 41,000, these supplies will help improve early diagnosis and treatment of serious infections such as tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, and cryptococcal meningitis in people living with HIV.
This support is part of the Unitaid -funded Advanced HIV Disease Project and contributes to strengthening care and saving lives.
Together, we are working toward the goal of Ending HIV as a public health issue by 2030, under the PAHO Elimination Initiative.

Present at the handover were The Honourable Dr. Lackram Bodoe - Minister of Health, Dr. Gabriel Vivas Francesconi - PAHO/WHO Representative, Ms. Erica Fortune - Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jeanine St. Bernard - Chief Medical Officer (Ag.), Dr Stephen Nurse-Findlay - Advisor, Communicable Disease Control and Elimination PAHO/WHO TTOas well as Dr. Ayanna Sebro - Technical Director, National AIDS Coordinating Committee, Dr. Isshad John - Programme Director, HIV/AIDS Coordinating (HACU), Ms. Anita Sohan - Director, International Cooperation Desk and Mr. David Constant - Resource Mobilization Cooperation Specialist at the Ministry of Health.

05/19/2026

-: Vacancy at PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office 🇹🇹 :-
The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Trinidad and Tobago Country Office is seeking to fill the following vacancy:
Finance and Budget Technician I, 5855, G6

Interested parties are invited to use the following link to review the details of the position and apply.
https://paho.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pahocareers/job/Port-of-Spain-Trinidad-and-Tobago/Finance-and-Budget-Technician-I--CO-_Req-05625

Application Deadline - June 3, 2026, 11:59 PM Atlantic Standard Time