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:
PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 22 May 2020 - To increase the sensitivity-levels of the media to specific events and situations concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and to enhance their capabilities in reporting through a fundamental understanding of the underlying issues, PAHO took the initiative to hold on the 19th and 21st of May 2020 two inter-…
Geneva, 15 May 2020 – Presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica and Sebastián Piñera of Chile joined WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today to announce progress on a technology platform that aims to lift access barriers to effective vaccines, medicines and other health products against COVID-19. Costa Rica proposed the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 May 2020 (PAHO) - This public service announcement produced by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), demonstrates how to wash hands while conserving water, a precious resource.
Asunción, May 11, 2020 (PAHO / WHO) -- Three educational centers for adolescents and young people deprived of liberty and three penitentiaries under the Ministry of Justice will strengthen their water and sanitation systems as part of Paraguay's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with support from the Pan American Health Organization / World…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 8 May 2020 – The Caribbean credit union movement through its Foundation and the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions has donated US$115,000 to Caribbean credit unions, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency.
The funds will be used to procure…
In Latin America, there about 10 and a half million births each year and an estimated 65,000 midwives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, midwives prepare to do their job with their usual passion, but with enhanced protective measures.
Belize City, Belize, May 1, 2020 (PAHO) - To support the fight against COVID-19, PAHO/WHO Belize continues to donate equipment and much needed medical supplies to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Central Medical Laboratory (CML).
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, PAHO/WHO Representative to Belize, Dr. Noreen Jack, presented the Ministry of…
"We (PAHO/WHO Belize Country Office) are teleworking,” said Dr. Jack. “We continue to support Belize, as the PAHO country office, providing technical cooperation. The work has not stopped; it has intensified."
PAHO/WHO Representative Dr. Noreen Jack appeared on the Love FM’s “COVID-19 Update Belize Show” on Monday, April 20, 2020. As a…
On Tuesday, 21 April 2020, the PAHO/WHO Office in Barbados presented Barbados with equipment to support its response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The donation, presented by Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries to Lt Col Honourable Jeffery Bostic, Minister of Health and…