In Mexico and Colombia, Covid has become the top cause of maternal deaths.
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Health officials plead for vaccine donations to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Although every country in the region now has some vaccines, only one person in four there has been fully vaccinated.
The W.H.O. will address inequities by making vaccines in Latin America.
In a region where some populations have extremely limited access to vaccines, public health agencies are taking control of the means of production.
Earthquake and floods have set back Haiti’s faltering effort to curb the pandemic.
Disaster victims are competing with coronavirus patients for the island’s scarce health care resources, and vaccination efforts had barely begun, the W.H.O. warned.
Tropical Storm Grace Heads Toward Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti
The tropical depression is expected to batter Haiti late Monday or early Tuesday.
Social Media Becomes a Pivotal Resource for Earthquake Photos and News
With news organizations and emergency officials scrambling to gain access to affected areas, social media has provided a vital window.
Haiti Earthquake Occurred Along Same Fault Line as the One in 2010
Both were on the same system of faults.
Haiti lies in the possible path of Tropical Storm Grace.
The storm is projected to pass near Haiti sometime on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, but it is possible the storm will spare the beleaguered country.
A new initiative will bring more vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Pan American Health Organization will start its own vaccine program, stepping in where Covax, the global program for vaccinating developing countries, has fallen short.
Global Health Official Warns of Vaccine Desperation in Central America and Caribbean
Only 15 percent of people across Central America and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated; in Honduras and Haiti, the figure is less than 1 percent.