CAYMAN ISLANDS — Health City Cayman Islands welcomed survivors for a day of healing and hope as it launched its inaugural Cancer Survivors Wellness Retreat last month, featuring a leading expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) began a meeting here on Tuesday against the background that the discussions will consider several longstanding priorities, most critically, the sustainability of the health workforce.

Broward HealthPoint, in partnership with the City of Lauderhill, recently hosted a Stay Healthy Together community wellness event that brought together more than 600 community members for a day of health services, education and community support.

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.

WASHINGTON, DC – Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been highlighted for the progress made in their health sectors, according to the latest report released Monday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

BELMOPAN,  Belize - The Belize government has launched a new initiative aimed at curbing the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus.

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).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The tourist resort town of Negril to the west of here, which has been without a functioning ambulance for months, is expected to receive a repaired unit this week.

WASHINGTON, DC - Guyana is the lone Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country expected to continue benefitting from the renewed partnership between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

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.

LYON, France – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says the escalating surge of dengue and other arboviral diseases is a direct indicator of how environmental changes are reshaping global public health.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has launched a comprehensive “Health After Action Review” (AAR) in the aftermath of the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa last October that officials say marks a pivotal step in strengthening the country’s emergency preparedness, response, and recovery systems.