HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Belize government has told businesses and the general public to be aware of a fraudulent email and document currently circulating that falsely claims to be issued by the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Section.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says while it will not renew the agreement under which members of the Cuban Medical Brigade had been working here, they will continue to serve within the Belize health system.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) says it has successfully completed 100 robotic-assisted surgical procedures since launching its robotic surgery programme on May 26 this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has welcomed the publication of the World Bank Group’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) of the country’s public health sector, describing the report as a valuable and timely assessment that provides critical insights into the financing, efficiency, and future sustainability of the country’s public healthcare system

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – One in five Guyanese adults with advanced HIV disease included had at least one serious infection linked to a weakened immune system, according to the results of a study released here on Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are urging countries across the Americas to strengthen long-term care systems, warning that fragmented services and inadequate public financing are leaving families to shoulder much of the burden of caring for people who need ongoing assistance.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados and its Nigerian partners, working with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), are advancing a multi-million-dollar pharmaceutical manufacturing project strengthening Africa–Caribbean industrial cooperation and regional health security.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Some 200 Cuban health professionals are continuing to serve in Jamaica’s public healthcare system under individual employment contracts, following the termination of the previous government-to-government arrangement, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana has launched a national action plan to strengthen breast cancer care through improved screening, earlier diagnosis, expanded treatment services and closer coordination among healthcare providers.

BRASILIA, Brazil – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has presented a new plan to accelerate malaria elimination in the Americas, including the Caribbean.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Barbados for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem, following years of sustained efforts to protect newborns from the virus.

BASSETERRE, ST. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says the stroke he had suffered in August requiring urgent medical treatment in the United States came after he had several massages while on vacation that month.