CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Government says it is moving towards developing a “white paper” that will guide the island’s efforts at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the aim of improving health systems and ensuring that affordable and quality health care is provided to St.t Lucians.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia health authorities have extended until September 10, the current protocols for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Government has placed an order with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to ensure the country receives doses of the monkeypox vaccine by the end of next month, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has disclosed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The first set of vaccines to treat monkeypox is expected to arrive this month, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton has disclosed.

Washington, DC - The National Chest Hospital in Kingston is to benefit from a gift of J$3.5 million-dollars donated by the RalRosa Foundation, for the to purchase much-needed medical equipment for the institution.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health authorities Tuesday said they do not believe Guyana will experience an outbreak of Monkeypox after the first case was recorded 24 hours earlier.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Monday announced that the country had recorded its fifth case of the Monkeypox virus but the first case to be the first case to be reported outside of rural Jamaica.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) says intense Monkeypox transmission continues in the Americas region, although the number of cases globally fell by more than 20 percent last week.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Monday became the latest CARICOM country to confirm a case of the Monkeypox virus with health officials saying that the patient is hospitalized in a stable condition.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, Monday confirmed that Guyana has recorded a second case of the Monkeypox virus.

PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is strengthening genomic surveillance in the Americas, including the Caribbean, as representatives from 17 public health laboratories in the region came together this week for the 26th edition of the Viral Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) course in Panama. 

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne on Wednesday called for countries in the region to increase investment in epidemic and pandemic preparedness, because the question is not if there will be a new pandemic, but when.