PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health authorities say they have launched “an immediate” investigation into the disappearance of 300 vials of Fentanyl injection that have been reported as unaccounted for, following a delivery discrepancy to one of the public health facilities

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)  Wednesday launched its five-year strategic plan that the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat says complements and supports its CARICOM Secretariat Strategic Plan 2022–2030.

NASSAU, Bahamas – China doubled down on its dismissal of the United States criticism of a multi-million-dollar loan to The Bahamas, describing as “baseless and absurd” accusations that it was using the funding for the construction of a hospital here to further entrench itself in the Caribbean region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says the country is now embracing drone technology in its public healthcare system to deliver medical supplies to hard-to-reach areas.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belizean health authorities have introduced the Rotavirus vaccine to into the country’s national vaccination schedule, describing it as a vital step in reducing preventable diarrheal illnesses in children.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Chief medical office (CMO), Dr Shawn Charles, Monday said Grenada will be integrating HIV care into the routine primary health care for the people who need to get tested as well as receive treatment and counselling if they are tested positive for the virus.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says a significant number of newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean are breastfed within the first hour of birth.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, is ending a three-day visit to Guyana on Wednesday that was highlighted by the signing of an agreement designed to provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that while childhood immunization in the Americas, including the Caribbean, has shown encouraging signs of recovery last year, significant gaps remain.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has been selected as one of four countries to participate in a landmark regional effort aimed at bolstering national efforts to reduce the. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Ministry of Health says an estimated 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon are being recalled due to the possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm).

NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas government Friday said its relationship with China is “rooted in cooperation, development and shared values” as the two countries signed a framework agreement for the construction of a new specialty hospital in western New Providence.