UN News - Ahead of next week’s World Health Assembly, the WHO stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic can be defeated through science, solutions and solidarity. To date, there are more than 47 million COVID-19 cases, and over 1.2 million deaths, according to latest figures. The Assembly will chart
Press Release - 14 more countries will be added to the list of those deemed high risk for COVID-19 by health authorities in Barbados, bringing the total number in this category to 50. In the latest updated COVID-19 travel protocols, the new countries which have moved
UN News - “Public health is more than medicine and science and it is bigger than any individual and there is hope that if we invest in health systems…we can bring this virus under control and go forward together to tackle other challenges of our
Press Release - The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, with technical cooperation from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, hosted a Consultation entitled “A Conversation on Ageing and Elder Affairs: Forming the Narrative”, as part of
During the IMF-World Bank annual meeting, St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has admitted that the country is suffering from enormous unemployment crisis because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The country has also suffered massive unemployment, due to the closure of the tourism sector, all necessitating social
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Caribbean as of October 30, 2020. Access the latest WHO data here. COUNTRYTOTAL CASESDEATHSRECOVERIESDominican Republic126,3322,236104,486Puerto Rico65,743820- French Guiana10,425709,995Haiti9,0572327,429Jamaica9,0052054,442Guadeloupe7,6051262,242Cuba6,8011286,178Bahamas6,6441424,257Trinidad and Tobago5,6361074,293Suriname5,1971115,053Aruba4,472374,286Guyana4,0981233,154Martinique3,5523098Belize3,382562,127US Virgin Islands1,362211,315Curacao9441643Sint Maarten80522730Turks and Caicos7036689Saint Martin5669488Cayman Islands2401221Barbados2347217Bermuda1999176Bonaire1343130Antigua and Barbuda1273116Saint Barthelemy83067Saint Lucia76027St Vincent and the Grenadines76070British Virgin Islands71170Dominica38029Grenada28024Saint Kitts and Nevis19019Sint Eustatius14014Montserrat13112Saba505Anguilla303
PAHO Press Release - The United Nations through the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund handed over 30,000 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 150 test kits, and various essential health commodities to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to support the Government of Belize
Five of the new COVID-19 patients are from the same community The Commonwealth of Dominica's Ministry of Health reported seven new positive cases of COVID-19; five of them are from one community. In a recent press briefing, national epidemiologist Dr. Shalauddin Ahmed said that the cases are
Press Release - By safeguarding against supply disruptions and ensuring sustainable supply, logistics, and shipping, the PAHO Strategic Fund helped to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on routine health services in Latin America and the Caribbean. As the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Americas, countries and territories
Press Release - As part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other public health threats, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is preparing to officially launch two important initiatives to protect the Region’s tourism sector and safeguard
