PAHO and Switzerland review progress of health protection project in Venezuela

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Swiss Embassy in Venezuela have reviewed the progress of a collaboration project they have been developing since last year to protect the health of the Caribbean nation’s “most vulnerable,” which will run until 2023, the international organization reported this Wednesday.

One of the main goals of the project, which was developed in cooperation with the Venezuelan Ministry of Health, is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality and teenage pregnancy, as well as to “improve the capabilities of human talent in primary care for pregnant women and low-risk newborns,” according to a press release issued by the organization.

The PAHO said the project has so far reached 116 health facilities in Caracas and 23 states in the country by providing supplies and training programs for health workers.

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Together with UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund, for its English acronym), “Adolescent Health Diploma in the Life Path” and another on “Comprehensive Health for Women, Girls and Adolescents in the Life Path, both in Strength and Advancement in the Second Cohort Taught Cohort With the University of Health Sciences”, in Caracas.

The progress of the project was evaluated during a meeting in Caracas between the representative of the Pan American Health Organization in Venezuela, Christian Morales, the Swiss ambassador to South America, Jörg Sprecher, and the director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSOD). Rudolf Krebs as well as a number of technical advisors to the organization.