PAHO Director calls for private sector cooperation in COVID-19 response in the Americas

… been supporting countries in the surveillance of the novel coronavirus and contact tracing, in testing, in accessing …

Last updated: 16 Mar 2021

PAHO calls for more concerted action to prevent animal to human diseases, announces agreements to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines

… diseases that spread from humans to animals, such as coronaviruses.  The Director also announced that PAHO has …

Last updated: 7 Dec 2021

Face masks during outbreaks: Who, when, where and how to use them

… face masks during outbreaks of viral illnesses such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has only been shown in …

Last updated: 13 Jul 2020

COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke

… to highlight the impact of tobacco use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Tobacco is one of the …

Last updated: 26 Jun 2020

PAHO/WHO donates Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and Biomedical Equipment to support the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital

… rate of infections due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among healthcare workers. This …

Last updated: 17 Jun 2021

New WHO 10-year strategy aims to scale up genomic surveillance

… in the response, from the identification of a novel coronavirus to the development of the first diagnostic tests …

Last updated: 5 Apr 2022

Brazilian Post launches stamps dedicated to COVID-19 in association with PAHO

… the screening of contacts of people infected with coronavirus, to make decisions on tightening or relaxing the …

Last updated: 11 Aug 2020

PAHO Director calls for protection of health workers in face of the advancing COVID19 pandemic in the region of the Americas

… April 7, 2020 (PAHO) – Warning that cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have doubled in a week in the Region …

Last updated: 20 Jul 2020