KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has embarked on a public education campaign aimed at building awareness and promoting the reduction of stigma and discrimination against persons living with HIV.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank has approved a US$8 million grant that will exclusively focus on improving mental health services in Sint Maarten.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has received a US$4.4 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to upgrade computer systems and facilitate training of staff in cyber-security to prevent future cyber-attacks at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – The new, state-of-the-art Health City Cayman Islands Radiation Oncology Centre in George Town is spearheading a transformative era in cancer care in the Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – There is hope for patients suffering from critical cardiovascular issues in the Caribbean, reports one of the region’s leading cardiac specialists.

WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica and Guyana have called for the digitalization of the health sector in the Americas as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IBD) celebrated five years of collaboration in information systems and digital health.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has activated a technical working group (TWG) as the country so far this year has recorded a total of 2,169 confirmed dengue cases with 11 deaths.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health authorities are warning against consuming a medical product that is part of a batch of substandard or contaminated cough syrup identified in Cameroon.

KINGSTON,  Jamaica – The Ministry of Health in Jamaica is monitoring the uptick in COVID-19 cases and continues to urge persons, particularly the most vulnerable, to take the necessary precautions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it awarded 61 contracts, valued at J$27 billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) for the procurement of essential drugs under the 2023-2026 pharmaceutical awards program.

Washington, DC - Executives from the Ohio State University (OSU) are exploring opportunities for collaboration to improve oncology nurse training as well as oncology clinic services at the UHWI and in the Public Sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has called on Canada to establish a facility here that would train nurses for the region as well as the North American country as the Caribbean generally faces a serious shortage of health care workers as a result of migration.