PAHO/WHO Annual Report 2025: Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries

Countries: Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sources: Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. The annual reports of the PAHO/WHO country offices present a summary of the main results achieved with the technical cooperation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in each of the Member States of the Region of the Americas in 2025. In addition to the most relevant achievements obtained together with governments and other key partners, they include stories from the field that tangibly illustrate progress and challenges in the area of health. The reports reflect PAHO’s sustained commitment to strengthening health systems and responding to national priorities. They are also a fundamental tool for accountability and transparency, promoting policy dialogue, and demonstrating the added value that PAHO offers in the countries of the Region. By highlighting PAHO’s contributions to the results achieved, the reports also highlight the impact of multi-stakeholder collaboration and support resource mobilization in line with the Organization’s strategic frameworks and each country’s planning and monitoring processes. These reports, prepared for national authorities and other strategic partners, shed light on joint efforts at the national and local levels, and help to strengthen a shared commitment to health in the Region of the Americas. PAHO’s technical cooperation strengthened resilient and equitable health systems and health security in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries. Key contributions included advancing governance, optimizing service delivery, and improving maternal, neonatal, and immunization services. PAHO also drove major progress in mental health reform, climate-resilient health systems, gender-based violence response, and healthy aging, while expanding digital health, primary care, and access to health technologies. The year featured major milestones: the launch of the Pandemic Fund initiative and the inauguration of the Carissa F. Etienne Emergency Operations Centre.

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