Belize City, Belize, 16 December 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - As part of the continued response in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also necessary to increase public awareness of the multiple risks of being infected with COVID-19 and smoking. Thus, 175 posters depicting that smoking can increase the risk of getting COVID-19 infection were donated to the…
The next steps to advance with the initiative of a subregional Caribbean Virtual Health Library (VHL) were discussed during the two coordinated online meetings that occurred on November 9th, and 11th- 12th in coordination with BIREME/PAHO/WHO, PWR Guyana, MedCarib Network Coordination.
Sebastián Garcia Saiso, Director of the Department of…
On Wednesday, 10 December, as part of Universal Health Day (UHD), which will be commemorated on Sunday, 12 December, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted a webinar with experts from the region in the field of public health where the Acting Director of Public Health, Suriname, Dr. Rakesh Gajadhar Sukul shared a brief presentation.…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) the below items to support your organization’s COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control measures.
600 KN95 respirator masks
1,800 face shields
15,000 surgical masks
15,040 surgical gowns
30,000 latex gloves (XS, S, M,…
With financial support from the Government of Germany, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated to The Sickle Cell Foundation of Belize the below items to support your organization’s COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control measures.
45 boxes face masks (50 masks per box)
6 hand sanitizers (1 gal.)…
GEORGETOWN 6 December 2021 – Guyana received 42,120 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Mechanism Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (…
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, held an event on the use of evidence for the formulation of public health policies that took place from November 15 to 17. In the context of the program, the Regional Network EVIPNet Americas convened, which met to discuss and assess the challenges…
2021 has been designated as the International Year of Health and Care Workers in appreciation and gratitude for their dedication during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since the start of the pandemic, health care workers have gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect us. Sadly, we have lost some of our health care workers and many have contracted…
With financial support from the Government of Germany, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated to the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI) the below items to support BCVI’s COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control measures in the workplace.
10 boxes gloves - medium (100 gloves per box)
10…