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PAHO Signs Agreement to Reserve Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Supply For LAC

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a historic agreement with CSL Seqirus, one of the world’s largest influenza vaccine providers, aimed at securing a reserved share of pandemic influenza vaccines production for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the case of a future influenza pandemic.

(PAHO Photo)

More Than 40 Cuban Doctors Remain in Jamaica Under New Contracts

KINGSTON, Jamaica – More than 40 Cuban healthcare workers, formerly part of the bilateral arrangement between Jamaica and Cuba, have chosen to remain on the island and are now serving under individual contracts, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton. (Photo: JIS)

Region Hits 95 Per Cent Childhood Vaccination Target

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Childhood vaccination coverage across the Caribbean has reached the 95 per cent regional target, rising from 92 per cent in 2022, in what health officials describe as a major step forward in protecting populations from vaccine-preventable diseases.

PAHO Assistant Director Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas during the launch of Vaccination Week.

WHO Certifies The Bahamas For Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana-based Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Friday congratulated The Bahamas after it became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to be certified by Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for achieving the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (EMTCT).

CARPHA Holding 70th Annual Meeting in Guyana

GEORGETOWWN, Guyana – The 70th annual meeting of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) began here on Wednesday with Guyana indicating that it is prepared to assist regional countries in the area of telemedicine as well as the implementation of artificial intelligence in healthcare delivery.

CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, listens attentively as President Irfaan Ali addresses opening of CARPHA’s 70th annual meeting in Guyana.
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