Belize City, Belize, 12 May 2021 (PAHO) - Today, Belize received its second shipment of 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, a global partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Pan American Health…
Washington, D.C., May 10, 2021 — The Republic of Malta has donated €25,000 (approximately US$ 30,000) to support the emergency response of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the most recent eruption of the La Soufrière volcano.
“Our solidarity is with the people and government of St. Vincent…
Port of Spain 10 May, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - Today, Trinidad and Tobago received its second batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. The 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Piarco International Airport at 11:59a.m today
Trinidad and Tobago is expected to receive a further 100,000 Sinopharm Beijing…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 11 May 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - Barbados today received 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, a global effort between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World…
International Nursing Day is celebrated around the world every May 12th, the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, considered the pioneer of modern nursing. The theme for the 2021 campaign is "Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for the Future of Healthcare". In 2021, designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the…
Belize City, Belize, May 10, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) through the PAHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE) is donating personal protective equipment (PPEs) and biomedical equipment to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 Unit.
The donation of oxygen concentrators is part…
GEORGETOWN, 10 May 2021 – Guyana today received 38,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to…
Montevideo, May 6, 2021 (CLAP/PAHO- In commemoration of the International Day of the Midwife and in order to launch the virtual course on Competency-Based Education (CBE) assessment strategies and to learn about the global and regional situation of midwifery, PAHO's Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's Health and Reproductive Health (…
Belize City, Belize, April 30, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – As part of its support to the implementation of the Belize National COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment plan, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany are today donating to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW).
The Ministry of…