WASHINGTON, DC – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9 percent from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne on Wednesday called for countries to prepare their health systems to address the long-term impact of post-COVID condition, commonly known as long COVID, which may impact many in the region.

CASTRIES, St Lucia – Health authorities here have increased surveillance for Monkeypox after being alerted to the fact that a crew member on a flight to the island has since tested positive for the virus.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Ministry of Health says that persons living with Hepatitis C will soon have their treatment fully funded by the Government of Guyana due to a partnership that has been forged with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to ensure treatment is provided.

NASSAU, Bahamas –The Bahamas government has confirmed that health authorities are investigating a second suspected case of Monkeypox.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Health is trying to get COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months to four years old.

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it sees little scope under its mandate to do more to help the Caribbean address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy even as the region has repeatedly been told that increasing vaccination rates is important for economic recovery.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday committed US$750,000 to support programs of the region’s public health agency over the next 18 months.

KIGALI, Rwanda – Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali said his country will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine factory in Kigali, but to encourage investors in medical research and development.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for people to donate blood following a 20 percent drop in blood donations in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 2017.

WASHINGTON, DC– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Unitaid Thursday launched a five-year, US$ 2.6 million partnership to scale-up regional and national efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas disease.

WASHINGTON, DC – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, has called on countries to work together to raise manufacturing capacity and decrease the regional dependence on imports for medicines, vaccines, and other key health products as a major lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – There have been no confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the Caribbean thus far, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Dr. Joy St. John said on Friday.