GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali, Tuesday announced a  five-year extension of the National Healthcare Initiative to transform Guyana’s public health system with world-class healthcare services accessible to every Guyanese citizen.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will  host the 69th annual health research conference of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in May.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is is working on a project with Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen actions against obesity in the region, which has the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity in the world.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, says the government is committed towards transforming the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country’s healthcare sector into becoming a pharmaceutical, vaccine and manufacturing hub.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has joined other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders in defending the Cuban health brigade after the United States announced the expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export program.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, Tuesday said obesity has emerged as a significant concern in Guyana, with rates steadily increasing among both adults and children.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with the United Kingdom-based RioMed Limited, to develop and implement the new Electronic Health Record System (EHR).

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says the United States should treat the Caribbean with ‘some degree’ of respect rather that threatening the region over the survival of its healthcare systems.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take note of the increase cases of measles.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Health Minister, Dr. Michael Darville, has defended the presence of Cuban health workers in The Bahamas, saying that losing them would be a blow to the optometry program that is helping hundreds of Bahamians dealing with critical eye issues.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Regional Nursing Body (RNB) is on a trajectory to improve health outcomes for the people of the Caribbean Community through harmonising standards, training, and assessment tools for nurses. 

PORT OF SPAN, Trinidad – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers met on Friday to discuss the decision by the United States to revoke the visas of foreign government officials whose countries employ Cuban doctors and nurses.