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:
Georgetown, 6 November 2020 (PAHO/WHO)—In 2018 the Director of PAHO, Dr. Carissa Etienne identified Guyana as one of the 10 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America with the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio that needed urgent attention. As a result of this, a special department was created in Guyana’s PAHO country office to specifically…
Georgetown, Guyana, 6 November 2020 (PAHO/WHO)—To eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) as a public health problem in Guyana and obtain validation of elimination by 2025, Mass Drug Administration (MDA) has been implemented as the main elimination strategy in 2019 in the eight (8) filaria endemic Regions – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10. The 2020 LF MDA…
Washington, D.C., October 29, 2020 (PAHO)—COVID-19 is having a detrimental impact on urban population health. The virus has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. At the same time, public health and social measures to prevent virus transmission are having wider health consequences. Loss of employment and income has exacerbated food insecurity,…
Paramaribo, Suriname, 13 October 2020 (PAHO/WHO)–The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Country Office in Suriname handed over 20 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health to support the country in its response to COVID-19. The 20 oxygen concentrators will be distributed to health facilities to treat…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 08 October 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) collaborated to orient participants on the International Classification of Disease, tenth edition (ICD-10) coding for COVID-19 mortality.
This second orientation session brought together fifty-eight (58)…
Paramaribo, 4 October 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - PAHO Suriname is supporting nine nurses from Suriname to participate in a month-long introductory course on Critical Care Nursing along with 26 nurses from 5 other countries in the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Dominica and Guyana. The course targets Registered Nurses and will be…
Nassau, Bahamas, 19 September 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - In response to the fight against COVID-19, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) received a donation from the Canadian Government to support countries in the region. The government of Canada has donated $5 million Canadian to PAHO. $677,000 Canadian dollars have been allocated to…
A cadre of nursing students and teachers are better equipped to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bridgetown, 25 August 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - The nursing students and teachers of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College – Division of Nursing Education, who were joined by representatives from the Ministry of Health, learned how to effectively…
Citizens of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are better equipped to manage the challenges presented by COVID-19 and the hurricane season.
Bridgetown, Barbados, 21 August 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - On August 20th, the BVI/PAHO Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Project was officially launched, as well as the COVID-19 and Disaster Mental Health…