WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton has called for greater emphasis to be placed on prioritizing and financing mental health within the region of the Americas.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says from October 1, people will no longer be required to wear a mask except for those accessing healthcare facilities, visiting senior care homes or in an indoor classroom setting.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A senior official of the Caribbean Regional Network of People Living with HIV & AIDS (CRN+), Tuesday urged closer collaboration among regional and international stakeholders “to overcome the challenges that face us as a region, as it relates to HIV and AIDS”.

WASHINGTON, DC – Brazilian Dr. Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva Jr. has been elected as the new director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), succeeding Dominican Dr. Carissa Etienne, who demits office in February next year after two five-year terms.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Despite the recent declaration by United States President Joe Biden that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has issued a reminder to Guyanese that it remains a public health emergency here even though the situation is under control.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is finalizing arrangements for the acquisition of 100,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine from biotechnology firm Bavarian Nordic, for distribution to Latin American and Caribbean member countries.

WASHINGTON, DC – The outgoing director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, has acknowledged the significant gains in health in the last decade but urged countries to address current challenges, including immunization gaps that have “rolled back nearly three decades of progress on childhood vaccinations in recent years.

WASHINGTON, DC – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, has warned that while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to kill an estimated 4,000 lives weekly in the Americas, and Monkeypox cases rise, the polio virus has now been detected among unvaccinated communities in New York.

WASHINGTON, DC – Director of the Pan Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, Wednesday said prevention remains a major key in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and Monkeypox  in the Americas, including the Caribbean.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Health Minister Kim Wilson on Monday announced that Bermuda’s emergency powers, that had been in place to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, will be withdrawn at the end of November.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The second person diagnosed with monkeypox in Guyana has been released from hospital.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has confirmed two more cases of the Monkeypox virus, bringing the number of persons with the virus to nine as health authorities indicating that while vaccines have been promised through a collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), there is no guarantee that the island will actually get the amount of doses promised.