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:
Brasilia, Brazil, March 21, 2021 - Today Brazil will receive 1,022,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Mechanism, a global effort by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), and…
Washington, DC, March 1, 2021 (PAHO/WHO)- Colombia today became the first country in the Americas to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, marking an historic step toward the goal of ensuring equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the region and worldwide.
The delivery is part of the "First Wave" initiative, a global…
GEORGETOWN – 11 February 2021 - Today Guyana commences the distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine, AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) to Healthcare Workers at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Thirty plus Healthcare workers received the vaccine this morning. Brinnet Bernarai, a Pharmacist of the Guyana Public Hospital…
Paramaribo, February 4, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – At the s ’Lands Hospitaal, the PAHO/WHO Representative, Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell officially handed over 20 patient monitors and 12 biPAP machines (non-invasive ventilators) at a cost of USD$95,000 to the Ministry of Health to appropriately respond to the management of COVID-19 cases in the country. The…
Belize City, Belize, January 21, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated a patient monitor, including accessories to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (KHMHA) that will aid in monitoring and evaluating patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
As countries continue the fight against…
São Paulo, 19 January 2021 (PAHO/WHO)—The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information – BIREME, as a Pan American Health Organization specialized center, part of the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH), has played an important role since the beginning of the pandemic, together with…
Bridgetown, 14 January 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - PAHO/WHO and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) hosted a webinar titled "Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Surveillance in the Caribbean" in November 2020, bringing together over 180 public health professionals from immunization programs and medicines regulators from 20 Caribbean countries and…
Three days before Christmas, the Glebe Polyclinic in St. George, Barbados, received a donation from PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC).
Bridgetown, Barbados, December 22, 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - In their continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PAHO presented the polyclinic with a state of the art standing non-…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 21 December 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - On 14 December 2020, authorities of the United Kingdom (UK) reported that a SARS-CoV-2 variant has been identified through viral genomic sequencing in 1,108 individuals as of 13 December 2020.
Given the identified variant strain can be dated back to September 2020 in UK, it is likely this…