WHO/PAHO for Suriname, June 9, 2020 – The number of COVID-19 cases in Suriname has rapidly increased over the past 7 days and now stands at 119 active cases. The country has now moved from Sporadic Cases to Clusters of Cases and contact tracing has intensified in several districts especially those at the border with French Guiana and Brazil.
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WHO has updated its guidance on the use of masks to incorporate new research findings. It provides guidance on the use of medical masks by health workers and other groups, and presents specific details on the use of non-medical masks for the general public in areas where COVID-19 is widespread. The use of a mask alone is not sufficient to provide…
June 2, 2020 - To support the continued preparedness of the country to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, gowns, goggles, medical masks and hand sanitizer among others to the Regional Health Service (…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 June 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - 7 June 2020 marks the second annual celebration of World Food Safety Day - (WFSD) and the occasion was observed by hosting of a virtual press conference on 5 June 2020. World Food Safety Day is commemorated to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage…
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 03 June 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - Evidence Map is an emerging method of knowledge translation that aims to synthesize, identify, describe, and characterize the scientific evidence that exists for a specific topic or health condition. Knowledge translation is one of the strategies that contributes to narrowing the historical gap that…
As part of the continuous COVID-19 response to countries, the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), donated additional COVID-19 PPE and testing supplies to Barbados Ministry of Health.
The donation of 17,500 surgical masks and 1000 viral transport medium and swabs were presented to the Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic, Minister…
PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 28 May 2020 - Several countries in the world have already eliminated Malaria and now Suriname - as part of the Guyana shield - is targeted for the complete elimination of Malaria by 2025. In its ongoing support to this effort, PAHO today donated to the Malaria program of the Ministry of Health, 15 tablets. The tablets have…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 29 May 2020 (PAHO/WHO) — With closings of schools, universities, workplaces, parks and recreational spaces, young people are finding themselves in a situation of excessive amounts of free time, and limited options to spend this time.
An inherent element of the life stage of young people is the expansion of…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 May 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - Every year on 31 May we celebrate World No Tobacco Day to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. This year, the national theme is COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke.
A collaborative effort of the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC…