The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is strengthening genomic surveillance in the Americas, including the Caribbean, as representatives from 17 public health laboratories in the region came together this week for the 26th edition of the Viral Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) course in Panama. On Friday, the health organization said the training – which it organized in … [Read more...]
Towards a smoke–free Caribbean
Policy briefs launched to support Caribbean countries in implementing smoke-free legislation A Smoke-Free Caribbean by 2025/2030.That was the vision articulated at this year’s ‘World No Tobacco Day’ virtual celebration held on Monday, May 30. “As tobacco use alone accounts for one in six of all deaths resulting from NCDs, all of those people will be alive with their finances … [Read more...]
PAHO issues warning for the Caribbean as COVID-19 cases soar
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, PAHO The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, has urged countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take action to increase surveillance, public health measures and vaccination, and to ensure health systems are prepared to cope with a potential influx of COVID-19 patients. PAHO said COVID-19 cases are … [Read more...]
PAHO director wants more done to protect nursing workforce
The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa F. Etienne has called on countries to urgently increase investments to develop and retain the nursing workforce as the region, including the Caribbean record increases in hospitalisations and cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Throughout the Americas, nurses bravely faced the brunt of the … [Read more...]
Two-thirds of people in Latin America and the Caribbean now vaccinated against COVID-19
Washington D.C. 20 April 2022 (PAHO) – Over two-thirds of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine while some countries have yet to reach even half of their populations, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne, urging those who have not yet done so to get vaccinated and ensure their loved ones are also … [Read more...]
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