User account menu

  • Log in
  • English
Pan American Health Organization

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Countries
  • Resources
      1. Publications
      2. Data
      3. Tools
        1. Digital Health Library
        2. Virtual Health Library
        3. Virtual Campus for Public Health
      4. PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres
      5. Regional Revolving Funds
      6. Initiatives
        1. Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas
        2. Elimination Initiative
        3. Zero Preventable Maternal Deaths
        4. Better Care for NCDs Initiative
        5. CureAll Americas
        6. HEARTS in the Americas
      7. Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018-2030
      8. Alerts and Epidemiologic Updates
      9. Documents
        1. Mandates
        2. Technical and Scientific Products
      10. One Health
  • News
      1. Resources for Journalists
      2. News Releases
      3. Country News
      4. Technical Unit News
      5. Events
      6. Stories
      7. Communication materials
        1. Brochures
        2. Infographics
      8. Champions of Health
      9. Public Health Heroes
      10. Collaborators
      11. Campaigns
        1. Past campaigns
      12. PAHO Newsletters
      13. PAHO Podcast
      14. PAHO Calendars
  • About
      1. About PAHO/WHO
        1. History of PAHO
        2. PAHO's Former Directors
      2. Organizational Chart
      3. Statement of Assessed Contributions due from Member States
      4. What We Do
        1. Communicable Disease Prevention, Control, and Elimination
        2. Comprehensive Immunization
        3. Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health
        4. Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies
        5. Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity
        6. Health Emergencies
        7. Health Systems and Services
        8. Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health
      5. Governance
        1. Pan American Sanitary Conference
        2. Directing Council
        3. Executive Committee
        4. Subcommittee on Program, Budget and Administration
      6. Careers at PAHO
        1. Internships
      7. Partnerships
      8. Investigations Office
      9. Office of Internal Audit
      10. Director's Page
        1. Speeches
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. PAHO Barbados presents bed nets to Minister of Health as part of the Zika prevention initiative

PAHO Barbados presents bed nets to Minister of Health as part of the Zika prevention initiative

Copied to clipboard
11 Mar 2016
PAHO Barbados presents bed nets to Minister of Health as part of the Zika prevention initiative

bed-nets

Minister John Boyce today received from PAHO 250 bed nets which will be used as part of the countries fight against the Zika Virus.

View Original Document / Ver documento original

Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries

Other news

Molecular diagnosis training at laboratory
Eastern Caribbean Countries strengthen molecular diagnostic capacity to enhance preparedness for emerging infectious diseases
5 Aug 2026
El Niño phenomena
PAHO Launches ‘El Niño and Health’ Community of Practice to Share Experiences Across the Americas
4 Aug 2026
Participants in discussion during group work
Trinidad and Tobago Charts a Bold Path Toward Disease Elimination Following Successful High-Level PAHO Mission
3 Aug 2026
Officials from the Brazilian government, PAHO/WHO, and BIREME during the signing ceremony for the BIREME Headquarters Agreement at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília. Photo: Karina Zambrana/PAHO/WHO.
Brazil and PAHO formalize BIREME Headquarters Agreement
1 Aug 2026
breastfeeding
PAHO calls for stronger safeguards against digital marketing that undermines breastfeeding
31 Jul 2026
EMT Veenzuela
Coordinating International Medical Assistance: How CICOM Supports the Health Response to the Venezuela Earthquakes
31 Jul 2026

Latest news

The Bahamas has joined the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, a regional initiative led by PAHO, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank.
The Bahamas joins the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas
5 Aug 2026
breastfeeding
PAHO calls for stronger safeguards against digital marketing that undermines breastfeeding
31 Jul 2026
laboratorio
Venezuela strengthens disease diagnostic capacity after earthquakes with PAHO/WHO support
31 Jul 2026
See all the news

About Us

  • About PAHO/WHO
  • Employment
  • Internships

Policies

  • Alert - Scam attempts using PAHO/WHO's name
  • Doing Business with PAHO
  • Integrity & Conflict Management (ICMS)
  • Privacy Policy
  • Personal data protection policy
  • Terms and conditions

Contact Us

  • Inquiries
  • Report Wrongdoing

Follow Us

Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization

© Pan American Health Organization. All rights reserved.