KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it intends to provide an estimated J$200 million (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) as part of the efforts to combat the spread of the dengue virus.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICM) Secretariat says it is launching a survey on the mental health and well-being issues experienced by young people across the region.
WASHINGTON, Jamaica – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new initiative aimed at expanding access to non-communicable disease (NCD) services within primary health care systems.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands –The Cayman Islands government says with immediate effect it has reversed a policy banning people who had visited or lived in countries affected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease” from donating blood.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados' Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed a dengue fever outbreak.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday announced that Cuban doctor Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito has received its award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2023.
NEW YORK, New York – In the margins of the just concluded 78th United Nations General Assembly, the government of Antigua and Barbuda hosted a breakfast meeting to bring awareness to challenges facing vision health.
GENEVA – The World Health organization (WHO) has recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ban on smoking and vaping while sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has declared a dengue outbreak with health officials saying that the island had surpassed the dengue epidemic threshold for July and August and is on a trajectory to do the same for September.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 1, CMC – Director of Health Services, Planning and Integration Dr. Nadine Williams is warning Jamaicans against using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, diclofenac and ibuprofen, in the treatment of dengue symptoms.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it has entered into a partnership with the Caribbean Med Labs Foundation, in launching the “Trust Every Result” campaign, an initiative aimed at transforming laboratory regulation in the Caribbean region.
NEW YORK, New York – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the global non-profit, FIND on Wednesday signed an agreement to expand access to essential medical diagnostic tests in Latin America and the Caribbean.
