Regional Stories
Coordinated by PAHO and comprised of laboratories from 24 countries in the Region, the COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network (COVIGEN) monitors the virus that causes COVID-19 to detect any change in its sequence that may influence its ability to spread, disease severity, vaccine effectiveness, treatments, diagnostics, or other public…
Dr. Cassindra Alonzo-Ash makes Psychological First Aid her “Focal Point” on the healthcare frontline
28th July 2021 — With first-hand social knowledge of both rural and urban communities in Guyana, Dr. Cassindra Alonzo-Ash is no stranger to the diverse cultural landscape of her country of birth. A graduate of the Latin America School of Medicine in Cuba, this 38-year-old medical practitioner has selflessly used her lived experiences to better…
28 July 2021—Adolescent health and wellness have been thrusted into sharp and indispensable focus across the Caribbean region since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. For healthcare professionals such as Ciladelle Glen, the average medical routine has been far from normal during this ever-changing period. Utilizing and directing available…
27th July 2021
Over the last year, thousands of Caribbean healthcare workers have become all too familiar with the personal and professional challenges and sacrifices in facing Covid-19. In the throes of vulnerable circumstances that adversely affect the physical and mental well-being, there has been a concerted effort to provide much needed…
At 50 years old, weaver and muralist Olinda Silvano has survived COVID-19. The artist contracted the virus along with more than 70% of the Shipibo-Konibo community of Cantagallo, who had settled near the historic center of Lima 21 years ago.
With challenges finding jobs and limited access to health services, migrants tend to pay a high price for braving the COVID-19 crisis far from their home country. The situation of many Venezuelans living in Peru is an example of what’s going on all over the continent.
On July 14, Haiti received 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility. The country is the fourth in the region to receive these donated shipments, after Honduras, El Salvador and Bolivia, with a total of 4,008,000 doses delivered so far.
Uruguay, July 2021 (PAHO) Before the coronavirus hit Uruguay, walking around with a face mask, not greeting others with a kiss, and not sharing one's tea (mate) was unthinkable. It was also rare to see a social club in a town in the interior part of the country turn into a vaccination station one morning and a freezer serve as a a desk.
In the…
18 June 2021 - Following decades of positive experience in forecasting and procuring vaccines and supplies from the Revolving Fund, The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) aligned with WHO and its partners to implement the COVAX Facility in the Americas. The COVID-19 pandemic represented an unprecedented challenge, and COVAX was the best way…