PAHO provided eight health centers with 27 tons of supplies for cleaning and infection prevention

Published at: 16/10/2026 09:35 PM

This week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) delivered more than 27 tons of supplies for cleaning and infection prevention to eight health centers in La Guaira, Capital District and Miranda that provided and continue to provide care to the population affected by the emergency following earthquakes of last June 24.

The supplies were distributed to the José María Vargas Regional Hospital, Dr. Martín Vegas Dermatological Hospital, Dr. Rafael Medina Jiménez Hospital (Pariata Peripheral) and Naiguatá Emergency Hospital in La Guaira; to the Dr. Miguel Pérez Carreño, Dr. Ricardo Baquero (Peripheral of Catia) and José Gregorio Hernández (Magallanes de Catia) hospitals in the Capital District; and to the Domingo Luciani Hospital in Miranda.

The equipment includes products for hospital disinfection, personal protective equipment, cleaning implements, faucets, materials for the safe management of medical waste and plumbing tools designed to strengthen hygiene, sanitation and infection control conditions in these health facilities, according to the agency's press release.

These deliveries were made possible thanks to the support of the Central Fund for Emergency Action (CERF), through an emergency project implemented by PAHO in coordination with the Ministry of People's Power for Health (MPPS), as part of the response actions promoted after the earthquake that affected the central area of the country and with the objective of contributing to the continuity of health services and reducing risks associated with infections related to health care.

At the José María Vargas Regional Hospital, one of the centers that received support, the authorities highlighted the importance of the assistance received to sustain care for the population.

“Due to the damage to our infrastructure, our attention capacity was reduced, but we never stopped serving the population, and our emergency service treated 1,280 people in the first three days of the earthquake. Luckily, we were able to reopen 14 services that were inactive last week,” said Yoannis Herrera, the center's administrative assistant director.

For her part, the deputy medical director of the Pérez Carreño Hospital, Lorelei Gorrín, highlighted the healthcare pressure that this establishment faced after the emergency. “We are the first hospital at the end of the La Guaira highway, together with the Magallanes de Catia highway, and so we receive thousands of patients from that state. In fact, in the first 10 days, we treated almost three thousand patients,” he said.

PAHO maintains its support to national health authorities to strengthen emergency response and ensure that health facilities have the necessary conditions to provide safe, continuous and quality care to affected communities.

Mazo News Team