PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Health authorities have confirmed that a resurgence of cholera has resulted in the deaths of several hundred people in Haiti since the beginning of the year.
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WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says that the COVID-19 pandemic has disturbed the economic and social well-being of Eastern Caribbean countries that were hit hard by the virus and is seeking to improving health resilience through the pandemic response.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Wednesday said tobacco use remains a major public health concern in the Caribbean region, warning also that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke.
The Valley, Anguilla - Dr. Lowell Hughes, an Anguillan plastic surgeon has co-invented a method for unassisted robotic surgery at the quantum scale. Far from being a play on words, the invention aims to eliminate human error from one of medicine’s most ambitious and intricate skills - surgery. The surgical innovation represents the second patent for Hughes in the month of May, a noteworthy achievement, considering that only 13% of issued patents are awarded to doctoral scientists and engineers, and multiple patent grants are even rarer.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says the low adoption rate of HPC vaccines in Guyana has become a cause for concern even as cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in the country.
GENEVA – Health ministers in CARICOM have joined their counterparts in the Americas in approving a new resolution to accelerate efforts towards ensuring the health of Indigenous populations.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has released a new report that seeks to help countries in the Americas strengthen emergency trauma services to prevent road traffic injuries from unnecessarily killing or permanently disabling people.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There are renewed calls for Jamaicans to eat healthy foods for sustainable health and well-being and to pay careful attention to labels on food packages.
GENEVA - More than 8,000 women die annually in Latin America and the Caribbean due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, according to a report released at the ongoing 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) here.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has successfully tabled legislation in Parliament for acquiring the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean (CCEC).
GENEVA – CARICOM health ministers have joined their counterparts in the Americas in calling for more equity and solidarity to better address future pandemics.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – A 12-member humanitarian medical mission from Palestine has arrived here offering services at the General Hospital as part of efforts to assist Grenada achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number three which focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
