{"id":239375,"date":"2025-06-03T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=239375"},"modified":"2025-06-03T07:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:26:29","slug":"paho-calls-on-countries-to-prepare-health-systems-amid-forecasts-of-a-very-active-2025-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/paho-calls-on-countries-to-prepare-health-systems-amid-forecasts-of-a-very-active-2025-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"PAHO calls on countries to prepare health systems amid forecasts of a very active 2025 hurricane season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-594926218\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Postpaid_Come Cross Postpaid 1200x400_Opt.1_1\"><img 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696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season underway, running from June 1 to November 30, the Pan American Health Organization (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/new-paho-emergency-operations-centre-in-barbados-named-after-dominican-carissa-f-etienne\/?swcfpc=1\">PAHO<\/a><\/strong>) is urging countries to review contingency plans and activate preventive measures to prepare health systems for potential hurricanes, storms, floods, and other extreme weather events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The call follows a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paho.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=44ee81176202d33cbd0372f87&amp;id=dbcbfc900d&amp;e=26f0e51087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forecast<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which predicts \u201cabove-normal\u201d hurricane activity for this season.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2779760553\" class=\"antig-content_4 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1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExtreme hydrometeorological events, such as hurricanes, torrential rainfall and resulting floods and landslides, are a constant threat to the region, leading to injuries, loss of life and overwhelming health care systems,\u201d said Leonardo Hernandez, Head of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/new-paho-emergency-operations-centre-in-barbados-named-after-dominican-carissa-f-etienne\/?swcfpc=1\">PAHO\u2019s <\/a><\/strong>Emergency Operations Unit.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3048195769\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cActivating preventive measures to protect people and health care infrastructure prior to an extreme weather event is crucial to reducing their impact, particularly on the health of vulnerable communities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the physical impact and infrastructure damage which often disrupts access to and availability of essential services, the health consequences of extreme weather events also include increased risks of water-borne diseases, such as diarrhea or cholera, vector-borne diseases, such as dengue and Chikungunya, and respiratory diseases, among others.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3044900430\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500X500.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500X500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500X500.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500X500.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025 hurricane season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NOAA outlook for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal season, with a range of 13\u201319 named storms (winds of 39 miles per hour (mph) or higher). <\/p><div id=\"antig-3457981850\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, 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some of the greatest economic losses on record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It included 18 named storms, among them seven tropical storms and 11 hurricanes\u2014five of which were major. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The season saw several Category 5 hurricanes, including Hurricane Beryl, which formed in June and became the earliest Category 5 storm ever recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help countries of the Americas prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, PAHO is holding a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/paho.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=44ee81176202d33cbd0372f87&amp;id=4305ff852c&amp;e=26f0e51087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">readiness virtual meeting&nbsp;<\/a>on June 10, which will provide an opportunity for representatives from Ministries of Health and civil protection agencies to exchange experiences with experts in disaster response and public health in emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAHO also continues to work with countries to ensure that national emergency response plans are updated, and 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