Support to COVID-19 Response in Latin America and the Caribbean

This project aims to decrease coronavirus (COVID-19) related mortality and morbidity of populations especially those experiencing marginalization and/or vulnerability in the targeted Caribbean and Latin America countries. Project activities include: (1) ensuring equitable distribution of personal protective equipment for occupational health and safety of health care workers; (2) providing training to health care workers on up-to-date COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment; and (3) providing technical assistance for national COVID-19 testing and surveillance systems to governments.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced coordination and efficiency of national and regional response operations on COVID-19; (2) decreased human-to-human transmission including reducing secondary infections among close contacts healthcare workers and preventing transmission amplification events; (3) effective and early identification isolation and care for patients early including providing optimized care for infected patients; and (4) improved communication of critical risk and event information to all communities and counter misinformation.