The passing of Dr. Carissa Etienne is an event for deep unhappiness.
If ever there was an individual to whom each individual within the Caribbean owed a permanent debt of gratitude, it was her. As Director of PAHO, she steered the entire nations of the Western Hemisphere by the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. She labored tirelessly to safe vaccines for all Caribbean nations, and she or he toiled relentlessly to make sure the area acquired crucial medical services.
In June 2021, I wrote of her that “The Caribbean and Latin America owe a lot to the dedication and resourcefulness of PAHO – and significantly to the black, Caribbean girl on the centre of its operations – Dr Carissa F. Etienne.”
Her passing is a tragic loss to everybody within the Caribbean. She represented every little thing that’s good about us. We must always all mourn her: we’ve misplaced a caring and powerful champion who at all times answered a name for assist and who superior the area’s well being diligently and forcefully.
She was a revered chief who reached the peak of command within the Pan-American Well being Organisation, overcoming many obstacles as a girl and a black girl. In some ways she was phenomenal.
We should be grateful for her life and her care.
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