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With COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba's 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 island's hospitals. Doctors in cities like Cienfuegos say the shortages of PCR tests and personal protecti...

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 attempted to remove him on Tuesday. Severino filed a lawsuit in federal district court, asking for a pr...

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 access the health services they need – especially during this time of crisis. This includes gende...

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 reported today. Thirty-six of the countries and territories participating in COVAX received letters a...

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 American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said today. Speaking at a press briefing, sh...