Surging dengue cases in Americas cause alarm as potentially worst-ever season looms
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Dengue cases in the Americas rose in the first three months of this year by three times the number of infections reported in the same period last year, the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Thursday. Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay are the countries hardest hit by dengue in […]
US to support Haiti police and deliver aid to counter gangs
Washington DC, USReuters The United States on Wednesday said it will boost support for the Haitian police as they battle armed gangs and will speed up delivery of aid to a country suffering from crippling shortages of basic goods due to a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal. Haitian gangs have for a month […]
COVID cases rise in the Americas, nations must also monitor other viruses – PAHO
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters COVID-19 cases in the Americas increased 10.4 per cent last week from the previous one, but countries must also pay attention to a rise in other respiratory viruses in the region, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. The Americas saw 1,087,390 new COVID cases and 4,155 deaths last week. A […]
World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID – review
London, UK Reuters The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization to evaluate the global response. A lack of progress on reforms […]
Coronavirus spreading like never before in Americas, health agency says
Brasilia, BrazilReuters COVID-19 infections are reaching new peaks in the Americas with 7.2 million new cases and more than 15,000 COVID-related deaths in the last week, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. “The virus is spreading more actively than ever before,” PAHO Director Carissa Etienne told a briefing. Healthcare workers are pictured at […]
COVID-19 deaths decline 17 per cent in the Americas, says health agency
Brasilia, BrazilReuters COVID-19 deaths have decreased 17 per cent in the Americas over the past week, but the most populous countries like the United States, Brazil and Colombia are seeing a leveling of new infections after weeks of declining trends, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. Mexico is reporting an increase in new […]
In pandemic, Americas also facing crisis in routine vaccines – health group
Bogota, ColombiaReuters The Americas is facing an impending crisis in routine vaccinations because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday, and vaccinations against COVID are behind where they should be. Vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, influenza, whooping cough, tetanus and other illnesses are all likely to increase if immunisations fall, PAHO […]
Americas health agency sees COVID outbreaks continuing into 2022
Brasilia, BrazilReuters The Pan American Health Organization warned on Wednesday that countries in the region could continue to face localized COVID-19 outbreaks “well into 2022” even while deaths have fallen from their peak in January. While vaccinations are progressing, the region faces a “severe vaccine inequality problem” that will prolong the pandemic, particularly in the […]
Unvaccinated children suffering COVID impact, Americas health agency warns
Brasilia, BrazilReuters As more adults get their COVID-19 vaccines, children who are not yet eligible for vaccination in most countries are representing a larger percentage of hospitalisations and even deaths, the Pan American Health Organization warned on Wednesday. Nine months in to this year, infections among children and adolescents in the Americas have surpassed 1.9 […]
More vaccines urgently needed in Latin America to contain Delta, says health agency
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Three-quarters of the people in Latin America and the Caribbean have not been fully immunised against COVID-19 in contrast to the United States and Canada where a majority have been vaccinated, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. PAHO Director Carissa Etienne stressed the inequality in the access to vaccines in a […]