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Director reports that PAHO is working to increase vaccine supplies through donations, procurement by its Revolving Fund, and regional manufacture of vaccines.
Washington, D.C. September 1, 2021 (PAHO) Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne warned that 75% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean has yet to be…
PAHO Director says limited global vaccine production and inequitable distribution have hindered regional pandemic response.
Washington, D.C. September 1, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new platform aimed at easing the severe shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean by producing…
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Director also reports that PAHO continues to distribute “much-needed medical supplies” in post-earthquake Haiti while the pandemic accelerates in many Central American and Caribbean countries.
Washington, D.C., August 25, 2021 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne said the severe shortage of COVID-19…
The Director also warned of a “mental health crisis” throughout the Americas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, D.C., August 18, 2021 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, reported that health facilities in three departments in post-earthquake Haiti are overwhelmed and called on the…
Within the framework of the Regional Meeting: “Empowering Communities facing AMR in the context of COVID-19”, ReAct Latin America, the Pan American Health Organization and the Global Health Consortium of the Florida International University call for stories of infections, bacterial resistance, and antibiotics.
The organization launched a "new opportunity" to help countries procure enough vaccines to control transmission
Washington, D.C., August 11, 2021 (PAHO) – Taking action to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccines, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will use its Revolving Fund to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean procure…
Marks “grim pandemic milestone” of two million deaths in the Americas and calls for more vaccines to combat the pandemic.
Washington, D.C., Aug. 4, 2021 (PAHO)— Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne reported that 617,000 indigenous people have been infected with COVID-19 in the Americas and urged countries to…
The network coordinated by PAHO has detected the presence of at least one “variant of concern” in 47 countries and territories and all four in 11. PAHO Director says public health measures remain vital and calls for increased vaccine access to fight variants.
Washington, D.C. July 21, 2021 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director…