Presentation - The Health Crisis: Future Scenarios and Strategies from the Health Sector to Control the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday 14 October, 2021

Launching of the Report: The prolonged health crisis and its impact on health, the economy, and social development.

CONFERENCE SPEAKER: 

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, PAHO Director

  • The Health Crisis:  Future Scenarios and Strategies from the Health Sector to Control the COVID-19 Pandemic 

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) present their joint report, The prolonged health crisis and its impact on health, the economy, and social development. The report, the second report by the two organizations since the beginning of the pandemic by COVID-19,  defines scenarios for control and evolution of the pandemic in the short term and details recommended actions to strengthen government capacity to respond to the health needs of populations.