Venezuela strengthens disease diagnostic capacity after earthquakes with PAHO/WHO supportHealth care

The Ministry of Health has launched a 30-day consultation on allowing the sale and use of certain devices that function as hearing aids, without a prescription. 08/01/2026

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An Ontario couple who disembarked from the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena are isolating in Grey Bruce. A third who may have been exposed on a flight is in Peel Region. 08/01/2026

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A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done. 08/01/2026

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'I shouldn't have to go out of country. I feel like I should be able to get that care and that help here where I am, but it's just not possible,' said Talia Assu-Gregg, 20. 08/01/2026

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 24 July 2026 (PAHO) – Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) has received a donation of 10,000 human rabies vaccine doses from the Government of Brazil, delivered through the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), to help strengthen the country's response to a disease that remains a public health threat.… 08/01/2026

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Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has delivered molecular diagnostic supplies to Venezuela to strengthen the diagnostic capacity of the country's National Laboratory Network following the June 24 earthquakes, with the aim of preventing disease outbreaks and protecting the… 08/01/2026

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Venezuela strengthens disease diagnostic capacity after earthquakes with PAHO/WHO supportCaracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has delivered molecular diagnostic supplies to Venezuela to strengthen the diagnostic capacity of the country's National Laboratory Network following… 07/31/2026

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During World Breastfeeding Week, PAHO warns that increasingly sophisticated digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes is influencing infant feeding decisions and calls for stronger regulation and monitoring of online advertising.Washington, D.C., 31 July 2026 (PAHO) – Ahead of World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August), the Pan American Health… 07/31/2026

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Beginning Wednesday, July 22, the urgent care centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital will register patients from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. 07/22/2026

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A Montreal hospital's surgeon is livestreaming complex eye surgeries to give medical trainees a real-time window into the operating room. 07/15/2026

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Toronto healthcare workers have spent months preparing for possible threats — from mass-casualty events to outbreaks of viral illnesses such as measles and norovirus. 06/11/2026

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Rising healthcare costs and U.S. government spending have contributed to a projected depletion date that is less than 10 years from now. 06/09/2026

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