Georgetown, 6 November 2020 (PAHO/WHO)—In 2018 the Director of PAHO, Dr. Carissa Etienne identified Guyana as one of the 10 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America with the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio that needed urgent attention. As a result of this, a special department was created in Guyana’s PAHO country office to specifically…
Bridgetown, Barbados, November 4, 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - As part of its continued efforts to protect health workers, the PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries made a donation of CAN$239,000 in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Antigua and Barbuda.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment in Antigua…
The series of six webinars coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) through its Representation in Brazil (PAHO Brazil), and the General Coordination of Documentation and Information, Secretary of Administrative Affairs the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Health (CGDI/SAA/SE/MS) and the Latin…
As a part of the United Nations (UN) COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund (COVID-19 MPTF)
CITY OF BELMOPAN, OCTOBER 29, 2020 — The United Nations through the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund handed over 30,000 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 150 test kits, and various essential health…
Bridgetown, Barbados 30 October 2020. The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, with technical cooperation from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, hosted a Consultation entitled “A Conversation on Ageing and Elder Affairs: Forming the Narrative”, as part of…
UPDATE TO PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 26, 2020
PAHO/WHO and the European Union donate 100 pulse oximeters to the Ministry of Health and Wellness
Belize City, Belize, December 14, 2020 UPDATE: Through the reorientation of funds from the “Health Sector Support Programme Belize” project, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health…
Kingston, Jamaica, Oct 26, 2020: The Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) in partnership with the UK Government, and the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund have delivered over 80,000 antigen rapid diagnostic COVID-19 tests to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in a ceremony held today as part of a…
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 Oct 2020: In a ceremony today, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and UNAIDS handed over vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to enable key community organisations to continue to provide essential support and services to some of Jamaica’s most vulnerable populations while protecting staff against COVID-19.…
UPDATE TO PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 23, 2020
PAHO/WHO donates a total of three (3) patient ventilators to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (KHMHA) for the COVID-19 response
Belize City, Belize, December 4, 2020 UPDATE: The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated a total of three (3)…