PAHO's COVID-19 Response in the Region
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted communities all over the world. From its Washington, D.C., headquarters, 27 country offices, and three specialized centers in the region, PAHO/WHO led the efforts in the region to support the countries in preventing, detecting, and responding to the emergency.
In addition to monitoring the response, PAHO/WHO also covers the procurement of supplies and works to make sure access to COVID-19 vaccines is guaranteed for every eligible person. Latin America and the Caribbean need more vaccines now to save lives and prevent future waves. Support PAHO's efforts to fight COVID-19 in the Americas, help us save lives and reduce the impact of COVID-19.
Some of the ways PAHO/WHO is responding in the Region of the Americas:
The training which took place 12-14 February 2020, was attended by four laboratory technologists from the Main New China Friendship Hospital in Roseau, Dominica. The three-day training was facilitated by Virologist, Dr Lionel Gresh.
The main objectives of the training were to:
Implement the molecular diagnosis of the COVID-19 and train…
Since the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Pan American Health Organization\World Health Organization (PAHO\WHO) country office in Barbados, has been informing its partners and stakeholders on the current situation and general preparedness for the virus
This information sharing continued on Tuesday 3 March 2020, when staff of the…
On Thursday, March 5, 2020, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Belize Ministry of Health met to discuss an operational plan for COVID-19 response. In attendance was the PAHO/WHO Belize COVID-19 Incident Management Team led by PWR Dr. Noreen Jack and key members of the Ministry of Health including…
The National Public Health Reference Lab (NPHRL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office provided training in February 2020 for the Implementation of the new coronavirus (COVID19) detection in Guyana. Four laboratory technicians from NPHRL and two laboratory technicians from the Guyana…
On 20 February 2020, as part of the initiative to inform key partners and stakeholders on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Ambassadors, Honorary Consul, International and Regional organizations based in Barbados were briefed at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Barbados country office.
PAHO/WHO…
On Wednesday 19 February 2020, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Joy St John, made a courtesy visit to the Office of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representation to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries (PWR-ECC) and met with the newly appointed PWR-ECC, Dr Yitades…
Since the first alert of the new coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, and the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization, PAHO/WHO Belize has been collaborating with the Belize Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen preparedness activities in the country.
On February 13, 2020, a press…
PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 12 February 2019 - Since the announcement of the outbreak of 2019 n-CoV in China, PAHO has worked very closely with the Ministry of Health in providing technical support for the preparedness and response for managing such an event in Suriname. Support has been provided with guidance documents to strengthen surveillance…
PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 11 February 2020 - At this moment 20 countries outside of China have reported cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Because of the increasing number of cases and the risk of international spread, the Emergency Committee of the WHO International Health Regulations has declared this virus on the 30th of January 2020…