BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health  has confirmed two adult cases of the Oropouche virus disease (OROV) in Barbados.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique – The first Caribbean Institute for Nuclear Imaging (ICIN) has opened in the French-island of Martinique offering a unique medical facility for cancer screening and diagnosing services for regional and international patients.

WASHINGTON, DC – The prevalence of diabetes in the Caribbean is as high as 20 per cent of the adult population, according to a new study released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Health City Cayman Islands has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in regional orthopedic care by performing the English-speaking Caribbean’s first robotic knee replacement surgery using the state-of-the-art Smith & Nephew CORI Surgical System.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Local health and mosquito-control officials have confirmed the Cayman Islands’ first imported case of Oropouche virus disease. This discovery has sparked calls for the public to bolster their defenses against vector-borne diseases.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says approximately 5, 100 people die annually in the Caribbean from HIV-related causes and that one-third of the HIV cases are identified in advanced stage.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - Health authorities say a significant number of people  who have tested positive for the HIV/AIDS virus are not collecting their antiretroviral medication.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have formally signed an agreement aimed at strengthening and improving the island’s sole general public hospital.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A new study has found a continuing high incidence of alcohol, cannabis and tobacco use by Jamaicans over the past seven years.

WASHINGTON, DC –  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the “Better with PrEP” campaign, with the goal of expanding access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Health authorities say two people have been placed in isolation amid fears that they may have contracted measles from their return from areas known to have measles circulating.

Jamaica’s Honourary Consul in Philadelphia Mr. Christopher Chaplin has lauded the members of the Caribbean Medical Missions (CMM) for their over twenty years of service to the Caribbean.