PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 11 February 2020 - At this moment 20 countries outside of China have reported cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Because of the increasing number of cases and the risk of international spread, the Emergency Committee of the WHO International Health Regulations has declared this virus on the 30th of January 2020…
PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 11 February 2020 - After a transfer process of two consecutive days, the official office transfer act from the outgoing PAHO/WHO Representative (PWR) Dr. Yitades Gebre to the incoming PWR Karen Lewis-Bell was signed on the 21st of January 2020.The main purpose of the transfer process was to provide the incoming…
PAHO/WHO for Suriname, 11 February 2020 - Cancer is one of the major causes of death in Suriname. Cervical cancer ranks fourth among the most common cancer affecting women globally while in Suriname, it ranks second. Every year there are 60 to 70 new cases. In terms of mortality, there are 20 – 25 deaths annually, despite all the…
São Paulo, Brazil, 11 February 2020 - The state of São Paulo yesterday (February 10th) went through a challenging situation due to rain and flooding which motivated the suspension of the face-to-face work of the employees of the Latin American and Health Sciences Information Center of the Pan American Health Organization / World Organization of…
Basseterre, Saint Kitts, 10 February 2020 (PAHO/WHO)—On Monday, February 10, 2020, Dr. Yitades Gebre, the newly appointed representative of PAHO/WHO to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean countries (PWR-ECC) presented his credentials to the Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the capital Basseterre.
Dr. Gebre emphasized the…
Brasilia, 7 February 2020 (PAHO) - Experts from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the Ministry of Health of Brazil and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) provided training on laboratory diagnosis of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on February 6 and 7 for specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay…
The specialized Center of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (BIREME), within the scope of its mission to democratize information, knowledge and evidence for health decision-making, developed a Window of Knowledge on the New Coronavirus (2019 -nCoV), which seeks to provide qualified and updated information to…
Roseau, Dominica, 5 February 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - On 5 February 2020, Dr Yitades Gebre, PWR-ECC presented his credentials to Hon Dr Kenneth Darroux, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The presentation took place at the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the capital Roseau.
Minister Darroux welcomed the newly appointed PWR-ECC to…
On 4 February 2020, Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (PWR-ECC), presented his credentials to Senator the Hon Jerome Walcott, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The meeting was held at the Office of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Culloden Road, St. Michael, Barbados.…