Tag: Dr Carissa F. Etienne
Too soon to lower guard against COVID-19, says PAHO Director
WASHINTON – The Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne, on Wednesday warned countries that it is too soon to...
Guard against preventable diseases, says PAHO’s director
Director of the Pan America Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne has warned the Caribbean is at high risk of new and re-emerging outbreaks...
Vaccines effective, says PAHO director
Washington –The director of the Pan American Health Organisation, (PAHO), Dr Carissa F. Etienne Wednesday provided reassurance about the effectiveness of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines...
PAHO stepping up assistance in the region
WASHINGTON – As shortages of health workers loom and oxygen supplies run “dangerously low”, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is intensifying donations and...
Younger people dying from COVID, says PAHO director
WASHINGTON – The Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Carissa F. Etienne on Wednesday expressed concern at the hospitalisations and deaths...
Vaccine alone will not stop COVID surge
WASHINGTON – The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne Wednesday urged countries to employ a “comprehensive strategy” of...