BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Two University of the West Indies (UWI) medical researchers are sounding the alarm on the rising incidence of cancers in developing states.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert, urging countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to update their response plans to prevent the re-establishment of endemic transmission of measles virus.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank’s Pandemic Fund Governing Board has approved US$300 million in financing for its first round of funding to help Caribbean and other developing countries better prepare for and respond to future pandemics. 

CAYMAN ISLANDS – A Caymanian business owner has reported that the bariatric procedure she received at Health City Cayman Islands two years ago has dramatically changed her life for the better.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) has launched its ‘Out of Our Schools’ mass media campaign amidst a warning from Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton that Jamaica is in a crisis, with some citizens now being forced to adjust their lifestyles due to health challenges.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica (PSJ), concerned at the sale of counterfeit drugs here, is appealing to Jamaicans not to source prescription drugs from questionable, non-registered sources.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries of the Americas, including those in the Caribbean, to strengthen measures to diagnose and manage chikungunya due to an increase in cases in some areas.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A new study by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) is warning that up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to anti-microbial resistance (AMR).

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Being overweight need not be an impediment to safe and successful knee replacement surgery as long as a patient’s body mass index (BMI) is not above 40 and he or she is not suffering from certain medical conditions.

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis - Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Dr. Hon. Terrance Drew and members of his cabinet made a powerful statement about the importance of blood donation by visiting the National Blood Bank to donate blood.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre says he will follow the “dictates” of the Ministry of Health and the St. Lucia Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA) before responding officially to a locally-based organization expressing concern over amendments proposed to a planned World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty.

WASHINGTON, DC – Brazilian Dr. Jarbas Barbosa was sworn in on Tuesday as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), pledging to work in partnership with member states to end the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that the region’s health systems recover stronger than before. He will take office on 1 February 2023.