Countries Should Prioritize Pregnant, Lactating Women For COVID-19 Shots
BOGOTA -— Countries in the Caribbean and Latin America should prioritize pregnant and lactating women in distribution of COVID-19 shots, […]
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
PAHO Warns That Only 25% Of Latin America, Caribbean Is Fully Vaccinated
CARACAS — Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa Etienne warned that 75 percent of the population in Latin America and
COVID-19 Still Devastating in the Americas, PAHO Says
HAVANA — COVID-19 continues to inflict a devastating toll on the Americas, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Paraguay among
UN General Secretary to CARICOM: COVID-19 Can Only Be Defeated With Vaccines
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the opening session of the eleventh Caribbean Community
Unvaxxed Pushing Herd Immunity Away As Threat From Delta Strain Increases
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands is doing twice as good as the rest of the Caribbean in terms
USVI Children’s Health At Risk Because Their Parents Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Mutant strains of COVID-19 present the greatest risk of infection to people in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Acute Malnutrition Surging Among Haitian Children, UNICEF Warns
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Cases of life-threatening malnutrition are expected to more than double among young Haitian children this year, due to
Latin America and Caribbean Has Highest Per Capita COVID-19 Death Rate In World
BRASILIA — The death toll from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean was due to pass one million people
Pandemic Forces 62-Year-Old Women Into Sex Trade In Mexico … Just To Buy Food
MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade
32 Countries In Americas Have Detected Infection By 1 of 3 ‘Variants of Concern’
BRIDGETOWN — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said 32 countries and territories in the Americas have reported the presence