The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) continues to provide support to the Ministry of Health in Jamaica, as the Ministry combats the effects of a dengue outbreak, since declaration in January 2019. PAHO/WHO has provided technical and coordinating support to the Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), and also provided training to key personnel in the management of Jamaica’s EOC. In coordination with the Ministry of Health, PAHO also facilitated a two-day seminar to elaborate the National Integrated Vector Management Strategy, which will play an integral role in building a sustainable response that is able to outlast this current outbreak.
Health Ministry Receives Support from PAHO for Dengue Outbreak
Published: March 04, 2019