The Minister of Health, Antoine Elias officially handed over the "Final National COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan" and "Final Comprehensive Need Lists Preparedness and Response for COVID-19" to PAHO/WHO Representative Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell on 25 June 2020.
The guidance principles in the planned comprehensive national strategic…
The National Central Laboratory of the Bureau for Public Health is recognized and designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the National Influenza Health Center. On behalf of WHO the PAHO/WHO representative Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell officially handed over the relevant recognition letter signed by the PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Etienne, to the…
Port of Spain, Trinidad, 26 July 2020 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, has expressed her gratitude to the Government of Canada for its contribution to PAHO's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the region.
The contribution of USD$5.3 million will benefit a total of fifteen Caribbean…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 June 2020 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) recently assisted the government of Antigua and Barbuda in their fight against COVID-19.
PAHO presented the Ministry of Health with a five-seater…
24 June, 2020 - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Trinidad and Tobago Country Office recently donated 4,000 nasopharyngeal swabs and 6 laptops to the Ministry of Health to support their capacity for testing, collection, and processing of clinical and…
Most of Barbados’ children may be out of the physical classroom in keeping with the COVID-19 pandemic health and safety protocols; but their health and nutritional needs continue to receive the utmost attention.
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, PAHO/WHO hosted a webinar enabling the consultative process for the development of the National School…
The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME) entered into emergency teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, therefore, immediately activating its Business Continuity Plan (BCP). This decision is also in line with the recommendations of health…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 June 2020 (PAHO) - This video produced by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), demonstrates how to use PPEs in the clinical care of COVID-19 patients in an aerosol and non-aerosol generating environments
Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 June 2020 (PAHO) - This video produced by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), demonstrates how to remove personal protective equipment (PPE) in a doffing area.