This year, the annual World Health Day celebration will honoured health workers – the most valuable resources we have for health. The Pan American Health Organization and countries throughout the Americas joined the World Health Organization in observing World Health Day with events throughout the week of April 3-7, ending with a special session on Friday, April 7.

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ABOUT JAMAICA Jamaica is one of the three islands in the Northern Caribbean forming the Greater Antilles.  It is the largest English-speaking country in the Caribbean Sea, stretching 146 miles from east to west.   Jamaica is well placed on the world’s major shipping and airline routes.   more...
Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) reflects a medium-term vision of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization for its cooperation with a given country and defines a strategic framework for working with that country. The time frame is generally 4-6 years. The CCS constitutes a framework for PAHO/WHO cooperation in and with the country concerned, highlighting what PAHO/WHO will do, how it will do it and with whom. It clarifies the proposed roles and functions of PAHO/WHO in supporting National Health Development.
PAHO JAMAICA - HISTORY In 1954, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) under the administration of its Zone 1 Office in Caracas, Venezuela established a small office in Jamaica, on the Ministry of Health compound, Slipe Pen Road, Kingston. Malaria, a major health concern of that period, was the immediate focus of technical cooperation.  more...
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