GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Ministry of Health says that persons living with Hepatitis C will soon have their treatment fully funded by the Government of Guyana due to a partnership that has been forged with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to ensure treatment is provided.

LOS ANGELES, CA  - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday welcomed the United States announcement of the launch of Americas Health Corps initiative aimed at training half a million public health workers throughout the region over the next five years.

CASTRIES, St Lucia – The St. Lucia government Monday reminded businesses that they could face up to EC$10,000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) on summary conviction for flouting legislation aimed at preventing persons from smoking in business and workplaces.

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it sees little scope under its mandate to do more to help the Caribbean address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy even as the region has repeatedly been told that increasing vaccination rates is important for economic recovery.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Health authorities are investigating a possible case of the Monkeypox virus after a foreigner had been placed in isolation after showing symptoms linked to the disease.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it is moving ahead with plans for the procurement of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for children five to 11 years old, to boost their immunity and protect them against the virus that has killed 1,234 and infected 64,639 others in the country since 2020.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for people to donate blood following a 20 percent drop in blood donations in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 2017.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government, brushing aside the “a myth, that children don’t get COVID” says it will begin vaccinating on June 11th, children between the ages five to 11 years for the pandemic that has so far killed 1, 238 and infected 65, 294 others since March 2020.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Monday called on the Jamaica government to initiate contingency planning should Jamaica record any case of the Monkeypox disease that has affected several European countries to date.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – There have been no confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the Caribbean thus far, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Dr. Joy St. John said on Friday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Top experts from the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York are in Guyana to provide training to 400 physicians here to help them better detect and treat patients with long-COVID.

The Government will be reintroducing mandatory mask wearing in public spaces as Jamaica experiences a fifth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.