HAVANA, Cuba - The government of Cuba is fulfilling a health agreement with Mexico by sending 84 Cuban doctors to the Central American nation to offer their services. 

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.

WASHINGTON, DC – Health authorities from across the Americas, including the Caribbean, have passed a resolution prioritizing polio mitigation plans amid concerns of declining levels of polio vaccination and surveillance across the region and the recent confirmation of the circulation of the poliovirus in the state of New York.

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.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Health officials on Sunday confirmed the death of at least seven people in what has been described as the surprise return of cholera – the water-borne disease.

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.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – There will be no more COVID-19 mask mandates or border controls after November 30, Health Minister Kim Wilson announced on Thursday.

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.