CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it has entered into a partnership with the Caribbean Med Labs Foundation, in launching the “Trust Every Result” campaign, an initiative aimed at transforming laboratory regulation in the Caribbean region.

NEW YORK, New York – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the global non-profit, FIND on Wednesday signed an agreement to expand access to essential medical diagnostic tests in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has reiterated its commitment to continue working closely with Member States, institutions, and other health partners to promote and advocate for health policies that will promote healthier communities for all citizens in the region.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands –The Cayman Islands government says with immediate effect it has reversed a policy banning people who had visited or lived in countries affected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease” from donating blood.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Wednesday expressed concern at the possibility of a dengue outbreak as the island records an increase in suspected cases.

Dr. James Roach is on a mission to help more trauma patients have access to a potentially lifesaving and relatively simple treatment – a whole blood transfusion – before they arrive at the hospital.

NEW YORK, New York – In the margins of the just concluded 78^th United Nations General Assembly, the government of Antigua and Barbuda hosted a breakfast meeting to bring awareness to challenges facing vision health.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Wednesday called on all stakeholders to adopt an integrated approach in the response to non-communicable diseases (NCD) as the twin island Federation joins the international community in observing “Global Week for Action on NCDs”.

Some say men have a habit of refusing to ask for help, especially when it comes to confronting medical or mental health issues they may be experiencing.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has declared a dengue outbreak with health officials saying that the island had surpassed the dengue epidemic threshold for July and August and is on a trajectory to do the same for September.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Access to swift and efficient medical attention for minor health issues is now available for patients with the opening of the Eureka Labs Urgent Care Clinic and Pharmacy, a first-of-its kind to be established in Guyana.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – More than a month after it was forced to shut down its operations when gunmen entered its hospital in Tabarre, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced that it had resumed its activities in Haiti.