SIB Public Notice – Changes to Procedures for Submitting Data Requests The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) advises its clients and the general public that, in keeping with the Government of Belize and the Ministry of Health’s recommendations to practice increased social distancing to mitigate against the transmission of COVID-19, it will be implementing…
COVID-19: Considerations for tuberculosis (TB) care services As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to ensure that essential services and operations for dealing with long-standing health problems continue to protect the lives of people with TB and other diseases or health conditions. Health services, including national programmes to combat TB,…
Washington, D.C., 18 March 2020 [PAHO] – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, today called on all countries in the Americas to take urgent action to reorganize their health services and protect health professionals in order to safely care for patients with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and save…
ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose by 602 on Monday, the smallest increase for four days, while the number of new cases also slowed, raising hope that the most aggressive phase of the epidemic may be passing. FILE PHOTO: Italian army soldiers patrol streets after being deployed…