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PAHO Director calls for equitable access as new vaccines cleared for delivery Format Countries should “act quickly, be ready, and save lives.” The Director also reports declining COVID-19 cases and deaths Washington, D.C., February 17, 2021 (PAHO) With COVAX delivery of new vaccines expected soon in the Americas, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne called for overcoming barriers to ensure “fair and equitable access.” "As we start delivering COVAX vaccines...

Nat King Cole with his daughter Natalie (Image: Getty) READ MORE He received medical help, where a malignant tumour was found on his left lung. The singer was told he had lung cancer and would not live much longer, but despite this devastating news, he continued recording, going into the studio in San Francisco to sing with an orchestra. These recordings were released on the album L-O-V-E, named after one of his famous songs, before his death. After working at the beginning of December, he went...

English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 09 Feb 2021 by PAHO

With COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba’s health system faces its biggest test yet Nora Gámez Torres and Mario J. Pentón, El Nuevo Herald © YAMIL LAGE/AFP/TNS A Cuban doctor gives instructions of preventive measures against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Zaragoza, Mayabeque province, Cuba, on April 28, 2020. Cuba managed to navigate the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a strict quarantine and a public health system that, although hit by many shortages in recent...

“PAHO’s surveillance network is keeping a close watch on today’s variants of concern.” Washington, D.C., February 10, 2021 (PAHO) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne said the COVID-19 vaccines soon to be available from COVAX in the Americas are still recommended for the region, despite new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease.

With COVID-19 pandemic, Cubas medical system faces its biggest test yet Nora Gámez Torres and Mario J. Pentón, The Miami Herald Feb. 8—Cuba managed to navigate the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a strict quarantine and a public health system that, although hit by many shortages in recent years, remains stronger than its counterparts in many of its Caribbean neighbors. But a new wave of cases has cast a spotlight on the lack of resources lashing the islands...

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File On Wednesday, Roger Severino, former director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Donald Trump, sued President Joe Biden. Biden had attempted to remove Severino from the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), a half-governmental board that helps analyze and improve the federal bureaucracy. Trump had appointed Severino to a three-year term on January 16, 2021, but Biden att...

PAHO Director warns that damage from COVID-19 disproportionately impacts women Format Washington, D.C., February 3, 2021 (PAHO) — PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne warned that the health, social and economic effects of COVID-19 are disproportionately impacting women and called for heightened attention to the pandemic’s gender disparities. To overcome this pandemic, countries must recognize and respond to the gender dynamics of this outbreak. This starts with ensuring that women and girls can...

Countries in the Americas notified of first COVID-19 vaccine allocations through COVAX 31 Jan 2021 Vaccines delivery schedules announced for countries participating in COVAX Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2021 (PAHO) — COVAX, a coalition led by WHO and Gavi to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, has notified countries in the Americas of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of vaccine delivery in a letter to health authorities, the Pan American Health Organization r...

Health worker takes care of COVID-19 patient. Photo credit: Gerardo Cárdenas The Americas surpasses one million deaths from COVID-19 27 Jan 2021 “The weight of this loss is incalculable,” PAHO Director says Washington, D.C., January 27, 2021 (PAHO)— “Today, we mark another tragic milestone in our region: over one million people in the Americas have now died from complications of COVID-19. We’ve lost more people to this virus than the entire population of many cities,” Pan A...