PAHO steps up assistance to help countries cope with shortages of oxygen and health workers
Tens of thousands more doctors and nurses expected to be needed to manage ICUs in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO helps countries deploy medical teams and scale up oxygen production; donates vital supplies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As shortages of health workers loom and oxygen supplies run dangerously low, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is intensifying donations and technical assistance to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne said today.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise in hospitalizations across our region is triggering an unprecedented oxygen supply challenge, Dr. Etienne said at her weekly media briefing. In response, PAHO is helping countries scale up oxygen production and donating vital supplies, including 7,000 pulse oximeters and nearly 2,000 oxygen compressors.
Page Content
In a moving tribute to commemorate International Nurses Day, Health and Social Development MMC, Cllr Eunice Mgcina describes the City’s Covid-19 frontliners as the backbone of municipal efforts to provide quality primary healthcare.
MMC Mgcina commends nurses across the City’s 79 clinics and in other health facilities for being courageous and committed to their work since the global outbreak of Covid-19, which is ravaging the world.
“Nurses are the backbone of our efforts to provide primary healthcare for our residents and their importance should be elevated at every opportunity we get,” she says.
The MMC has also paid homage to all City Nurses who succumbed to the Coronavirus in the last 14 months.
Las enfermeras reclaman liderar el futuro de los sistemas de salud canarias7.es - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from canarias7.es Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kate Middleton looked stylish in her latest zoom interview for Day of the Midwife, wearing a blue Zara blazer. The wife of Prince William wore her hair in a half-up, half down style.
Kate Middleton stuns in blue blazer and chic half updo as she interviews midwife to mark end of global campaign
Kate Middleton looks beautiful in pictures showing her interviewing a midwife to mark International Day of the Midwife.
11:16, 5 MAY 2021
The video will auto-play soon8Cancel
Play now
Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice