COVID-19 Is Igniting A Public Health Emergency In Haiti, Despite Low Case Numbers
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 Is Igniting A Public Health Emergency In Haiti, Despite Low Case Numbers

NPR  

COVID-19 Is Igniting A Public Health Emergency In Haiti, Despite Low Case Numbers Despite Haiti's relatively low COVID-19 infection rate, its poverty and inadequate health care system are creating a public health emergency. The increase in cases and deaths in the last few weeks is threatening to overwhelm Haiti's fragile health care system. KAHN: Haiti cannot afford vaccines, so it's relying on donations and the World Health Organization-backed vaccine program, COVAX. The international community is saying it must get these vaccines as quick as possible there, but the question is, can the country's health care system handle it?

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Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti’s capital
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti’s capital

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians. Weeks of gang violence have forced some 18 hospitals to stop working and caused a shortage of medical supplies as Haiti’s biggest seaport and main international airport remain closed, warned aid workers with The Alliance for International Medical …

Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers at risk
9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers at risk

NPR  

Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers at risk Enlarge this image toggle caption Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images It isn't easy to get a blood transfusion in Haiti these days. "I had a call from a friend seeking care for a family member," says Dr. Wesler Lambert, executive director of the nonprofit Zanmi …

4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
9 months, 1 week ago

4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Four million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from famine, the U.N. food agency’s director in the conflict-wracked Caribbean nation said Tuesday. A WFP survey found that as prices go up household incomes are going down because people can’t go to work, are “sheltering in place,” and aren’t earning …

Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence

The Hindu  

Residents of Haiti's capital scrambled for safety on March 9 following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a U.N. group warning of a "city under siege" after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Police on Friday night repelled gang attacks, including on the presidential palace, and several "bandits" were killed, Lionel Lazarre of the Haitian police …

UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls

The Independent  

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COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19

NPR  

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. In a press conference on Friday, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "COVID-19 has been so much more than a health crisis, …

Haiti on ‘brink of civil war’, humanitarian group warns
1 year, 7 months ago

Haiti on ‘brink of civil war’, humanitarian group warns

Al Jazeera  

Mercy Corps sounds the alarm about escalating violence between gangs and civilians as Haiti faces a hunger crisis. Haiti is on the “brink of a civil war”, the humanitarian group Mercy Corps has warned, as violence between criminal gangs and civilians risks spiralling. “The population has been pushed to make impossible decisions, like choosing between taking children to a hospital …

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a “global health emergency” and the deadly virus will remain a “permanently established pathogen” in humans and animals for the foreseeable future, according to the World Health Organisation. “Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of COVID-19 – the highest level of alarm under …

Haiti prepares to roll out first cholera vaccines
2 years ago

Haiti prepares to roll out first cholera vaccines

Al Jazeera  

Initial shipment of more than 1.1 million cholera jabs to be distributed in areas with most reported cases, PAHO says. The Haitian government is expected to launch a cholera vaccination campaign this week, the World Health Organization and local officials have said after the Caribbean nation received its first shipment of jabs. The country received an initial shipment of approximately …

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts
2 years, 1 month ago

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — 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. “Cholera cases continue to climb in Haiti.” At least 175 people have died and more than 7,600 have been hospitalized, the Pan American Health Organization said Tuesday, although …

Armed gangs ‘terrorising’ Haiti as cholera spreads: UN official
2 years, 1 month ago

Armed gangs ‘terrorising’ Haiti as cholera spreads: UN official

Al Jazeera  

UN coordinator in Haiti says nearly 200 murders were recorded last month as cholera cases are now reported in eight of 10 provinces. Armed gangs are “terrorising” residents in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, a United Nations official has warned, as deadly violence and instability continue to complicate the country’s response to a worsening outbreak of cholera. “The cholera situation …

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts
2 years, 1 month ago

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Cholera cases continue to climb …

Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera’s spread
2 years, 1 month ago

Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera’s spread

Al Jazeera  

Haitian official appeals for assistance amid fears that an end to the country’s fuel terminal blockade could lead to more cholera cases. “Cholera is a preventable and treatable disease, and based on their experience and expertise, national institutions quickly put together a response strategy with the determined support of the entire local and international humanitarian community,” UN Resident and Humanitarian …

Haiti’s leader requests foreign armed forces to quell chaos
2 years, 2 months ago

Haiti’s leader requests foreign armed forces to quell chaos

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s government has agreed to request the help of international troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and supplies of water, fuel and basic goods dwindle, according to a document published Friday. U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said earlier in the day that the U.S. is considering a request for a humanitarian corridor to …

Haiti faces a ‘cholera time bomb’, UN official warns
2 years, 2 months ago

Haiti faces a ‘cholera time bomb’, UN official warns

Al Jazeera  

Haitian authorities confirm one death, 54 suspected cases as response to cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince ramps up. “All these ingredients have turned Haiti into a time bomb for cholera, and now it is exploding.” Haiti’s Public Health and Population Ministry said on Wednesday that five cholera cases had been confirmed between October 1 and October 4, along with one death …

Haiti’s public health crisis deepens as cholera cases reported
2 years, 2 months ago

Haiti’s public health crisis deepens as cholera cases reported

Al Jazeera  

Haiti reports at least seven suspected deaths as outbreak hits amid rising gang violence, limited fuel and water access. Haiti has reported at least two confirmed cases of cholera, local health officials and the World Health Organization said, raising concerns that the disease will spread amid worsening gang violence and insecurity in the Caribbean nation. A day earlier, Haiti’s public …

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say

NPR  

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP The World Health Organization and the Biden administration are both saying that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, even as global deaths from the virus have reached the lowest levels since March 2020. Both the WHO and …

This is how the COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says
2 years, 11 months ago

This is how the COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says

LA Times  

John Nkengasong, left, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and moderator Julia Chatterley during a remote panel on vaccine equity at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking during a panel discussion on vaccine inequity hosted by the World Economic Forum, said “we may never end the virus” because such pandemic viruses “end …

Anti-vaccination protesters attack Guadeloupe hospital staff
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-vaccination protesters attack Guadeloupe hospital staff

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dozens of anti-vaccination protesters in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe attacked a hospital director and other medical staff following recent violent demonstrations against vaccines and COVID-19 restrictions, officials said Wednesday. And it’s inadmissible in the republic.” The French government declared a “state of health emergency” for Guadeloupe and several other overseas territories Wednesday, citing …

What’s behind the Dominican Republic’s new surge in Covid-19 cases?
3 years, 1 month ago

What’s behind the Dominican Republic’s new surge in Covid-19 cases?

CNN  

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic CNN — Only a couple of weeks ago, Francis de la Nuez and his wife were elated about expecting a baby girl. Walking outside the Dr. Marcelino Vélez Santana Regional Hospital in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital, de la Nuez told CNN he’s still in shock. Dr. Indira Jiménez, who’s in charge of the Covid-19 …

Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency

News 18  

COVID-19 infections have risen by a third in North America over the past week, due to surges in the United States and Canada, where new infections have doubled in the province of Alberta, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. The United States is reporting more than 100,000 new daily infections for the first time since January and hospital …

CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland
3 years, 3 months ago

CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland

CNN  

CNN — Turkey and Montenegro are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s regularly revised travel advisories list. The four destinations added to the Level 4 list on August 16 are: Azerbaijan Estonia Guam North Macedonia Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Switzerland The CDC’s evolving list of travel notices ranges from …

Haiti earthquake: Is the world doing enough?
3 years, 4 months ago

Haiti earthquake: Is the world doing enough?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, August 25 at 19:30GMT: The number of dead in Haiti keeps climbing after a huge earthquake hit the poorest country in the Americas earlier this month. The official death toll sits at 2,207 people, though experts say it could be much higher. It was also still recovering from a previous devastating earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people …

Just Give Us the Vaccines, WHO Pleads, as Poor Countries Go Wanting
3 years, 5 months ago

Just Give Us the Vaccines, WHO Pleads, as Poor Countries Go Wanting

News 18  

Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries cruelly lack doses, the World Health Organization said on Friday, condemning a global failure. The situation in Africa, where new infections and deaths jumped by nearly 40% last week compared to the previous week, is “so dangerous” as …

Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ever since the pandemic began, Haiti had perplexed experts with seemingly low infection and death rates from COVID-19 despite its rickety public health system, a total lack of vaccines and a widespread disdain for safety measures like masks and distancing. “There is no time to waste,” said Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization, which …

‘Cautionary tale’: Haiti sees COVID surge as it awaits vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Cautionary tale’: Haiti sees COVID surge as it awaits vaccines

Al Jazeera  

Hospitals are being stretched to their limits amid a rise in cases while Haiti has not yet received any vaccine doses. The upwards trend could prove “catastrophic”, said Laure Adrien, general director of Haiti’s Health Ministry. Lack of vaccines Meanwhile, Haiti has yet to receive a single coronavirus vaccine, though officials say they expect to get 130,000 AstraZeneca doses this …

COVID rising in the Americas, except in the US, Canada and Mexico
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID rising in the Americas, except in the US, Canada and Mexico

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization blamed the region’s leaders for an ineffective response to the pandemic. Coronavirus infections are back on the rise in much of the Americas region after weeks of plateauing and decreasing in figures, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. While the United States, Canada and Mexico are reporting an overall decline in cases and …

Global supply of COVAX hit due to coronavirus crisis in India, USAID tells lawmakers
3 years, 6 months ago

Global supply of COVAX hit due to coronavirus crisis in India, USAID tells lawmakers

India TV News  

Due to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis in India, the global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of the world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers and the second shot has not been forthcoming, a top Biden administration official told lawmakers on Thursday. "COVAX has suffered …

Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO

India TV News  

Over one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, about 90 percent of the world's 105 countries surveyed still report disruptions to their essential health services, the World Health Organization said. A recent WHO survey has found that about 66 percent of countries continue to report health workforce-related reasons as the most common cause of service disruptions, and in nearly one-third of …

Is Haiti losing its COVID-19 fight?
3 years, 8 months ago

Is Haiti losing its COVID-19 fight?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, April 12 at 19:30 GMT: Haiti’s public health system is battling to control the spread of coronavirus, amid delays in the delivery of vaccines to the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. The latest official figures from Haiti’s health ministry say 252 people in Haiti have died due to COVID-19, with more than 12,700 coronavirus disease cases confirmed. …

Ghana becomes first country to receive Covid-19 vaccine through COVAX program
3 years, 10 months ago

Ghana becomes first country to receive Covid-19 vaccine through COVAX program

CNN  

CNN — Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a joint statement issued by UNICEF Ghana and WHO Ghana said. As the plane carrying the vaccines landed, state-run Ghana Broadcasting Corporation journalist Abdul Hayi-Moomen declared: “The flight carrying the vaccines that we so much look forward to receiving, …

Amid vaccine rollout, global Covid-19 death toll hits 2 million-mark
3 years, 11 months ago

Amid vaccine rollout, global Covid-19 death toll hits 2 million-mark

India Today  

The global death toll from Covid-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream. "There's been a terrible amount of death," said Dr. Ashish Jha, a pandemic …

The pandemic could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty. Here’s how other countries can help (opinion)
4 years, 1 month ago

The pandemic could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty. Here’s how other countries can help (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Tony Blair was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Unfortunately, despite lower case numbers and, in many cases, tighter control measures than other countries on European or UK safe fly lists, African countries have paid the price of disconnection from the rest of the world, with the majority of its population being unfairly treated …

WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency

The Hindu  

The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organization has faced, its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Only with strict adherence to health measures, from wearing masks to avoiding crowds, would the world manage to beat it, Tedros added at a virtual news …

COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate conflict, humanitarian crises: WHO
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate conflict, humanitarian crises: WHO

India TV News  

COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate many issues the world is facing, such as years of conflict and other humanitarian crises, the chief of the World Health Organization has warned, while calling for continuity of essential health services. Although Covid-19 has rightly captured the world's attention, many countries, especially in Africa and the Middle East, are still reeling from years of conflict …

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