The Latest Breaking News from Pan American Health Organization

Jamaica’s women let down by failure of cervical cancer vaccine drive

Covid pressures and ingrained public mistrust mean less than 3% of girls are inoculated, and death rate is among world’s highest

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Race to control ‘tripledemic’ as cases of RSV in children sweep US and Europe

Spike in respiratory syncytial virus as well as Covid and flu pushing many hospitals close to brink

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts

Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

COVID is rising in the Americas, virus 'not going away anytime soon' -PAHO

COVID-19 is on the rise again in the Americas as many countries have abandoned measures like masking and social distancing and many lag in vaccination rates, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

Coronavirus spreading like never before in Americas, health agency says

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 (PAHO) said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2022