The World Health Organization (WHO) pushes countries to join and invest in the COVAX facility to guarantee fair and timely access for everyone to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Investing in the COVAX Facility is the fastest way to end this pandemic and ensure a sustainable economic recovery,”
As the regional reference laboratory, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) continues to conduct tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its 26 Member States. Throughout the pandemic period, CARPHA has been guiding laboratory action through science-based testing protocols based on the latest recommendations
United Nations News - Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases, according to a report published on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s
United Nations News - Governments everywhere should adopt a much more focused approach to stopping coronavirus transmission if they want to avoid having to impose sweeping lockdowns once again. That’s the message on Monday from the World Health Organization, (WHO), whose head of emergencies, Dr Mike
Today marks the second observance of World Food Safety Day (WFSD). This year’s theme “Food safety, everyone’s business” calls attention to the fact that food safety is a shared responsibility among policymakers, farmers, food businesses and consumers. Whether you grow, process, transport, store, distribute, sell, prepare,
As countries move towards establishing normalcy, World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines on mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization recommends a number of possible changes to large events like inviting only healthy people, once they are allowed to take place. “In the
Restarting the economy after flattening the curve June will usher in the reopening of two islands in the Caribbean—Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Lucia. This comes as the two countries appear to have the highly contagious coronavirus under control. Since March 13, Antigua and Barbuda has only
A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and vaccines. A drug being
Here are the latest news from the Caribbean nations as they continue their battle against COVID-19. St Lucia mulls over school reopening With the coronavirus cases cleared in the entire island, St Lucia's Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations is considering the return of Grade Six
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has donated 11,000 COVID-19 test kits and over 780 personal protective equipment (PPE) to Barbados. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, accepted the donation from Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, in
