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Some countries showing spikes in COVID-19 transmission, especially among young people: PAHO - Oct 7, 2020 - 4:22:44 PM
Transmission of COVID19 in the Americas remains very active, with some
countries suffering recurrent spikes in cases and the virus spreading in
new and different ways, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Director Carissa F Etienne, said today.
“While Brazil and the
U.S. remain significant drivers of new cases in our region, we’re
concerned by spikes in cases – including in places that had effectively
managed outbreaks, like Cuba and Jamaica...
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Health Ministers commit to maintain, expand sustained actions to fight COVID-19 pandemic - Sep 30, 2020 - 9:56:09 AM
Health ministers from countries in the Americas yesterday committed to
maintain and expand sustained actions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,
and asked the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to continue
supporting them in their fight to control it.
PAHO “assumes
that the Region will experience recurring epidemic waves and outbreaks
interspersed with periods of low-level transmission over the next 24
months, pending development of a safe...
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PAHO urges countries to plan early for COVID-19 vaccinations to reduce deaths - Sep 23, 2020 - 3:26:22 PM
Countries should not wait for a COVID-19 vaccine to be developed before
they start planning and preparing for its arrival, Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F Etienne, said today. In the
meantime, they must also continue other recommended public health
measures to contain the virus.
“Frontline health workers, first
responders and those caring for the elderly should be vaccinated first...
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PAHO reports more than 60,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in pregnant women, with 458 deaths - Sep 22, 2020 - 2:49:34 PM
Since the first cases of COVID-19 in the Americas, 60,458 confirmed
cases of COVID-19 were reported among pregnant women, including 458
deaths, or 1%, in 14 countries, according to a new Epidemiological
Update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Until
September 14, the highest number of deaths were reported by Mexico, with
140 deaths among 5,574 cases in pregnant and postpartum women, followed
by Brazil, with 135 deaths in 2,256 women who had COVID-19...
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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates suicide risk factors - Sep 10, 2020 - 2:24:23 PM
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today warned that the
COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate suicide risk factors, urging people to
speak about the issue in an open and responsible manner, remain
connected even during physical distancing, and learn to identify warning
signs to prevent it.
Coronavirus is affecting the mental
health of many people. Data from recent studies show an increase in
distress, anxiety and depression...
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COVID-19 has infected some 570,000 health workers and killed 2,500 in the Americas, PAHO Director says - Sep 2, 2020 - 2:57:16 PM
Health workers are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, and in the Region
of the Americas, “We have the highest number of health care workers
infected in the world,” PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne said during a
press conference today. “Our data shows that nearly 570,000 health
workers across our region have fallen ill and more than 2,500 have
succumbed to the virus.”
With almost 13.5 million COVID-19 cases
and over 469,000 deaths reported in the Americas, including around
4,000 deaths a day in our region, the scale of this pandemic...
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Countries must expand services to cope with mental health effects of COVID-19 pandemic, PAHO Director says - Aug 18, 2020 - 6:33:09 PM
Countries in the Americas should expand and invest in mental health
services to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pan American
Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said today.
“The
COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mental health crisis in our region at a
scale we’ve never seen before. It’s a perfect storm in every country, as
we see growing needs and reduced resources to address them. It is
urgent that mental health...
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PAHO trains 2,800 community health workers in Haiti for COVID-19 Response - Aug 12, 2020 - 5:05:57 PM
The Pan American Health Organization has trained in Haiti more than
2,800 community health workers including 2,700 community health agents
(ASCP) and 162 community health nurses and auxiliary nurses as part of
the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing much-needed support to
the Ministry of Health and the country’s Multisectoral Pandemic
Management Commission of COVID-19...
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COVID-19 threatens plans to eliminate and control infectious diseases, PAHO Director says - Aug 11, 2020 - 3:26:06 PM
The pandemic of COVID-19, which has killed over 390,000 people in the
Americas, is threatening regional plans to eliminate and control
infectious diseases including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis and others,
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne said today.
With more than 10.5
million cases of COVID-19 in the Americas and 100,000 new cases being
reported every day, “countries can’t delay the fight against COVID-19,
but we must not let COVID-19...
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PAHO Director warns of disruptions in regular health services due to COVID-19 - Aug 4, 2020 - 11:01:21 PM
Health services are being disrupted in countries of the Americas as
health workers are redirected to care for COVID-19 patients, people
hesitate to seek routine care due to fears of infection, and global
supply chains of medicines and equipment are strained said Carissa F.
Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today.
“Without
doctors and nurses available to offer other essential services at the
first level of care...
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Countries in the Americas pool efforts to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines - Jul 14, 2020 - 8:58:05 PM
Countries in the Americas are pooling their efforts to ensure
access to treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, The Director of the Pan
American Health Organization, Carissa F. Etienne, said today.
"Acting
as a bloc, PAHO member states will benefit from our technical
expertise, as well as our decades of experience securing and
distributing vaccines quickly and efficiently...
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PAHO launches new site for donations to its COVID-19 Response Fund - Jul 1, 2020 - 5:34:29 PM
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is seeking to mobilize
new resources for its work on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas with
a new online portal where donations can be made directly to the PAHO
COVID-19 Response Fund.
The Region of the Americas is currently
the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now spread to all 54
countries and territories in the hemisphere, with some 5.2 million cases
and almost 250,000 deaths reported to date...
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PAHO Director says timing and local planning are critical to relax restrictions for COVID-19 - Jun 30, 2020 - 3:16:57 PM
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Carissa F.
Etienne, said countries planning to relax public health measures must
take a phased approach based on local conditions and be prepared to
impose preventive measures again if the epidemiological situation
changes.
“The key is to think both nationally and locally and
base decisions on the latest data. The more granular our understanding
of where the virus strikes...
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COVID-19 has impacted the operation of health services for NCDs - Jun 17, 2020 - 10:00:09 PM
A total of 18 countries interrupted services partially and two closed
them completely, according to a PAHO survey. Countries have been urged
to implement innovative and strategies and measures to ensure safe care
during the pandemic. Washington, D.C., 17 June 2020 (PAHO) - Services
for the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
have been critically affected since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
in the Region of the Americas, according to a survey conducted by the
Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
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PAHO Director calls to contain spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable populations in border areas - Jun 16, 2020 - 7:35:49 PM
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Carissa F.
Etienne, today called countries to “work together to strengthen the
health response within their territories and across frontiers,” in order
to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases among migrant and vulnerable populations in border areas.
“Most
border towns lack robust health infrastructure, and service quality and
access are often low. Due to limited hospital facilities...
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