Regional Stories
During pregnancy, mothers and children share everything––even the antibodies created by vaccination against tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, and influenza.
Trecia Simone Stewart is an emergency nurse working in a hospital situated between two major highways and what she describes as some “volatile” communities in Spanish Town, Jamaica. The hospital treats a large number of trauma patients with injuries including gunshot wounds and road traffic accidents. It has also recently had to manage a large…
Being born prematurely means that the child isn’t fully prepared for life outside the uterus. They may require support to stay warm, to feed and to breath.
Washington D.C., 17 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), alongside the Ministry of Health in the Bahamas, is coordinating disaster-relief efforts by partners and agencies from all over the world to help the people of the Bahamas access the care they need.
We heard from some of the people involved:
Dr. Kaleem…