KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy (MOHWEE) says it has begun contact tracing and placed restrictions on elective surgeries after a drug-resistant bacterium was found at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH).

NEW JERSEY - President of the Jamaica Nurses Association of New Jersey, Celia Ogilvie, has paid glowing tribute to Jamaican nurses and the wider Diaspora for their unwavering commitment to service as Jamaica commemorates Emancipation Day and celebrates the nation’s 64th Anniversary of Independence under the theme, “United in Celebrating Resilience During Hurricane Melissa.”

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Monday said it has signed an agreement with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) that would renew their partnership to strengthen health security across the tourism sector, while reinforcing the sub region as a safer, more resilient and sustainable destination.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has established a new regional reference referral laboratory here, boosting the region’s capacity to track, test and respond to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Members of the nursing profession are meeting here until Friday amid concerns that across the Caribbean region, the health systems face tremendous problem.

WASHINGTON, DC — Cuba was slapped with additional sanctions from the United States on Thursday, targeting  the island’s decades-old international medical missions programme, which sends doctors to dozens of countries and earns the island billions in revenue.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Friday welcomed The Bahamas as the latest member to join the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The British Virgin Islands has launched a comprehensive review of its mental health legislation and policy framework as part of efforts to modernize the territory’s mental healthcare system through a new Mental Health Act and updated Mental Health Policy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados is considering the introduction of a national colorectal cancer screening programme as part of efforts to improve early detection and reduce cancer-related deaths, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced.

Every day, thousands of Jamaicans living overseas help parents, children and relatives back home with essential healthcare needs. Yet, getting prescription medications into the hands of family members often requires multiple phone calls, coordinating with relatives, or asking someone to visit a pharmacy. 

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it will collaborate with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)  to expand early HIV diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, DC - A new report has found that despite progress in laws, policies and programmes aimed at advancing the rights of persons with disabilities across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), many continue to face barriers to accessing health services and emergency care on an equal basis.