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August 12, 2021

PAHO will begin procuring COVID-19 vaccines to expand access in Latin America and the Caribbean

PAHO’s Revolving Fund will go “beyond the 20 percent COVAX offers,” Dr. Etienne explained, referring to COVAX’s commitment to procure vaccines for 20% of the region’s [...]
August 10, 2021

Survivors of mudslide in Guatemalan village forced to migrate if they want to live

The Associated Press published a story about the plight of the people of a village called Queja which was buried by mudslide and who now live [...]
August 9, 2021

OAS to celebrate Indigenous People within the Americas

During the celebration, which runs from August 9-13, the OAS says that it will hold several virtual activities to highlight the cultural traditions, languages, history, and [...]
August 5, 2021

Officials for Verdes’ Concacaf match today from Dominican Republic, Honduras

The central referee is Randy Encarnación from the Dominican Republic.
August 2, 2021

United States beat Mexico 1-0 to claim Concacaf Gold Cup Final on Sunday

The Americans celebrated in front of the 60,000 fans at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was just their second victory in seven finals [...]
August 2, 2021

Belize wins 3 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze at U18, U20 Central American Athletics Championship in Nicaragua

Glenford Williams captured two gold medals and Kerwin Castillo won one gold at the IND Olympic Stadium in Managua.
July 29, 2021

Latin America adds more than 1 million COVID-19 cases, 29 thousand deaths

But according to director Dr. Carissa Etienne, while infections mount, “our region has yet to access the vaccines it needs to keep our populations safe…So far, [...]
July 29, 2021

Latin America and Caribbean face an “avalanche of worsening health issues” if COVID-19 disruption of health services continues, PAHO warns

At a briefing on Wednesday Dr. Etienne noted that more than 300 thousand children have missed routine immunization, leaving them vulnerable to deadly yet preventable infections.