Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 June 2020 (PAHO) - This video produced by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), shows the importance of hand hygiene prior to care of patients and protection of health care workers by wearing appropriate PPE such as medical masks while delivering care. As we…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 June 2020 (PAHO) - This video produced by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), demonstrates how to mix a chlorine disinfectant solution to use in the fight against the spread of diseases like COVID-19.
15 June, 2020 – PAHO Suriname and the OpenWHO team in Geneva launched the first COVID-19 Course fully translated into Dutch. The course, How to Put On and Remove Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is one of 10 courses in the OpenWHO COVID-19 module available for translation into various national languages. To ably respond to the pandemic, health…
To continue supporting Belize with its efforts to stay ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, PAHO/WHO Belize made another donation to the Ministry of Health. This is an effort to strengthen the country’s health system and to keep Belize prepared in the event of a second wave of COVID-19.
On June 8, 2020, PAHO/WHO Representative, Dr. Noreen Jack,…
The European Union (EU), through the European Development Fund has signed a five-year €7 Million agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to enhance coordination and increase the climate resilience of health systems in the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) community to better prepare and respond to climate threats.
This will be…
With the advancement of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distance and isolation, teleworking has become the way to maintain the development of BIREME’s activities, and especially with the support of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that also require Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and continued support and guidance to…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as countries prepare for a ‘new normal,’ the PAHO/WHO Belize office continues their work with the Health Sector Support Programme Belize project, funded by the European Union, in partnership with the Ministry of Health.
As part of the smart hospital component of the project, PAHO/WHO Belize procurement team visited…
Over the years, Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) have strengthened their capacity to respond to emergencies and disasters. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic presence may pose challenges as it relates to the preparations for the hurricane season.
Additional measures need to be implemented to reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen…
Caracas / Washington D.C., 9 June 2020 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization has renewed its commitment to continue supporting the Ministry of Popular Power for Health and the Advisory Team of the National Assembly of Venezuela in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the search for financial resources to help strengthen…