Americas report surge in drug-resistant infections due to misuse of antimicrobials during pandemic
Washington D.C., November 17, 2021 (PAHO) – Countries in the Americas are reporting surges in drug-resistant infections that are likely...
PAHO launches “Pahola,” a digital health worker who can help risky drinkers decrease their alcohol consumption
Washington, D.C., November 19, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today launched Pahola, the world’s first digital health...
WHO Notifies Jamaica/Bahamas About Potentially Substandard Covid-19 Test Kits
The World Health Organization, WHO has cautioned Jamaica to be on the lookout for substandard Covid-19 test kits following the...
Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high-risk cases
A pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89%...
COVID-19 cases decline in the Americas but no room for complacency, PAHO warns
Countries must remain vigilant, accelerate equitable access to vaccines and continue public health measures until everyone is protected. Washington D.C....
Most countries of the Americas to reach COVID-19 vaccination target by end of year
Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Guatemala, and Nicaragua lag behind. PAHO to accelerate vaccine delivery to...
Evaluation of the relative virulence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants
Evaluation of the relative virulence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada Abstract Background: Between February and...
A ‘Historic Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. The new vaccine isn’t perfect, but...
Heart Disease remains leading cause of death in the Americas
Washington, D.C. September 29, 2021 (PAHO) – On World Heart Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlights the importance...
Joint COVAX Statement on the Equal Recognition of Vaccines
COVAX was built on the principle of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect the health of people all across...
PAHO Director reassures countries that COVID-19 vaccines are effective despite variants of concern
Washington, D.C., June 30, 2021 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne provided reassurance about the effectiveness...
People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one thing in common.
In Minnesota, the HealthPartners system has seen a “precipitous decline” in COVID-19 hospitalizations, says Dr. Mark Sannes, an infectious disease...
Why so many Covid-19 variants are showing up now
Like any virus, SARS-CoV-2 has been mutating constantly since the beginning of the pandemic. Until November of 2020, though, that...
Guyana will make HIV-related discrimination illegal
In a landmark speech to a United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS on Tuesday, President Irfaan Ali declared...
PANCAP Meeting opens with Call to sustain HIV Response as Public Health Systems are challenged with COVID-19
Thursday, 3 June 2021 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a...
Laboratory Mentor
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) entered into a loan agreement...
Professor Clive Landis to serve as next principal at UWI Cave Hill Campus
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) on Thursday announced that Professor Clive Landis will serve as the next...
Vaccine Myth Busters: Dr Ramon Arscott M.D., Ph.D.
Vaccine Myth Busters Dr Ramon Arscott M.D., Ph.D. provides a detailed presentation addressing various fears and concerns regarding the Covid-19...
How effective is your mask?
What can you do to make your mask as effective as possible? As COVID-19 infections continue to rise in our...
Airborne Coronavirus Is a Threat, the C.D.C. Acknowledges
Federal health officials on Friday updated public guidance about how the coronavirus spreads, emphasizing that transmission occurs by inhaling very...