PAHO says America is experiencing four health emergencies

Last Wednesday (12), The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced that the Americas region is experiencing four health emergencies: cholera, poliomyelitis, Covid-19 and monkey flower. On the same day, the São Paulo State Department of Health confirmed the first recorded death from smallpox in the state.

As announced by the Minister of Health of the State of São Paulo, PAHO confirms a decrease in the growth of related cases. monkey flower. Currently, São Paulo has recorded 3,861 cases of infected patients, and in the last week alone there were 2,300 more cases in the Americas – there are 45,000 cases on the continent.

Brazil became the first country to receive a vaccine against the disease: a total of 9,800 doses were sent. Shortly after, Chile also received the vaccines, but countries of interest include the Bahamas, Belize, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago.

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“There are four health emergencies threatening our region. The resurgence of cholera in Haiti is a reminder of how quickly disease can spread,” PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said at a press conference. she said.

HE Covid-19 It is also declining worldwide, including in the Americas, but the organization’s director says the pandemic is still present. Last week, 178,000 new cases were registered in America, so PAHO stressed the importance of vaccination among the most vulnerable.

Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Peru are on the list of countries at high risk of transmitting polio, an incurable disease that causes paralysis. Cholera has also become a cause for concern after an epidemic in Haiti that killed 18 as well as infected 32 until last Sunday (9).