PAHO News - St. Vincent and the Grenadines recently received a generous donation to continue the mission of safeguarding health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and assist with managing the dengue outbreak. Dr. Rufus W. Ewing, PAHO Advisor, Health Systems and Services, on behalf of
UN News - With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the Secretary-General that the continent must be “effectively supported” to fight the pandemic everywhere through COVAX The COVAX international vaccine initiative requires $4.2 billion over the next two months to ensure that “sooner rather than later”, World
PAHO News – The Americas has been experiencing “the highest levels of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic” and health authorities should issue clear guidance to protect communities and act to boost hospital capacity in affected areas, the Director of the Pan American Health
The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which responds to crises around the world, consistently delivers “principled, coordinated, fast and agile” humanitarian action, the UN chief said appealing for hundreds of millions of dollars for the year ahead. Secretary-General António Guterres told a virtual High-level Pledging Event: “It is
LONDON (AP) — Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech were delivered Sunday in the U.K. in super-cold containers, two days before it goes public in an immunization program that is being closely watched around the world. Around 800,000 doses
Press Release - Dominica is the only Caribbean island to make the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Best of the World 2021 list for adventure. The list is compiled by the National Geographic Traveller (UK) in collaboration, with its 16 local language counterparts of National Geographic Traveller, and highlights
COVID-19 has affected our lives and thousands of people have lost their lives from infection, companies ruined by the economic downturn and many families are trying to figure out what to do. Many lower-income families in impoverished and developing countries do not have access to the
UN News - Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease which has disrupted the entire planet. Principals from BioNTech and Oxford University – both pioneers in
AP News — If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. “That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster, told
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