Release, Department of Public Information - Guyana is open to the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, once it receives approval. Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said Pfizer has signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) patent production office allowing countries to
When the world faces a pandemic, partnerships and collaborations become more vital than ever. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Global Vector Hub (GVH) are excited to announce a new partnership in the field of vector-borne diseases and capacity-building in the Caribbean and surrounding regions. On
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation to all. In his message for World Toilet Day on Friday, the UN chief affirmed that everyone should have access to hygienic, safe and sustainable sanitation. Dirty, dangerous and deadly “Life without a toilet is
UN NEWS—Although the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on maritime trade last year was less severe than expected, the knock-on effects will be far reaching and could transform the sector, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in its latest report, published on Thursday. Maritime trade contracted
The Canadian western province of British Columbia is now under a state of emergency following a heavy storm that caused landslides and massive floods in the region. In just two days, British Columbia experienced a month's worth of rain, which experts called an "atmospheric river." The
UN NEWS—Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other global challenges, children and youth are nearly 50 per cent more likely than older people to believe that the world is becoming a better place, according to the results of a landmark
Access to a new COVID-19 drug will be expanded in low- and middle-income countries following a voluntary licensing agreement between the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and a UN-backed global health initiative announced in Geneva on Tuesday. The oral antiviral therapy PF-07321332 is designed to block the activity
A day of tumultuous, mixed emotions – the only way to describe the last day of COP26 in Glasgow. Negotiators and delegates spent most of Saturday, at least 9 hours, in the plenary chambers. In the early afternoon, an informal session that was held to update
Media Release - The Norwegian, Statsraad Lehmkuhl sail training vessel enters the English-speaking Caribbean leg of its historic 55,000-mile, ‘One Ocean Expedition’ this weekend. On Saturday, November 13, the 107-year old, 98-metre long sail ship docks at Port Royal in Kingston, Jamaica. Onboard for this extraordinary
The lingering border row between Belarus and Poland is a result of the Belarusian president's "quiet revenge" over Poland's support of the opposition in Belarus. This is one of the latest comments of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a news conference in Warsaw with European
