PAHO's COVID-19 Response in the Region
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted communities all over the world. From its Washington, D.C., headquarters, 27 country offices, and three specialized centers in the region, PAHO/WHO led the efforts in the region to support the countries in preventing, detecting, and responding to the emergency.
In addition to monitoring the response, PAHO/WHO also covers the procurement of supplies and works to make sure access to COVID-19 vaccines is guaranteed for every eligible person. Latin America and the Caribbean need more vaccines now to save lives and prevent future waves. Support PAHO's efforts to fight COVID-19 in the Americas, help us save lives and reduce the impact of COVID-19.
Some of the ways PAHO/WHO is responding in the Region of the Americas:
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…
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.
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…
Washington, DC, June 8, 2020 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization has published a guide with recommendations on measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission among indigenous populations, Afro-descendants, and other ethnic groups. These focus on promoting hygiene, social distancing, and improving access to basic health services in their…
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…
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…