PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago health authorities Wednesday said it is too early to determine whether a fourth dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine would be needed for people amid reports that the two-US-based manufacturers were seeking approval for the fourth booster.

WASHINTON, D.C. – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne Wednesday warned countries that it is too soon to lower their guards as the world observes the second anniversary of the coronavirus (COVID-19) being characterized as a pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne has attributed an increase in maternal mortality in the Americas, including the Caribbean, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, to lack of access to timely care and disruptions to prenatal services.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The government of Grenada Tuesday said it intends to remove all remaining measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) next month even as it urged citizens to continue to practice the health regulations to reduce new infections and deaths.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior official of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), says the acquisition of the new genome sequencer should improve the tracking of HIV transmission networks on the island.

With the recent commemoration of World Cancer Day, the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) used the opportunity to focus on its healthcare workers, by providing them with free cancer screening, education and wellness checks.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued guidelines to Caribbean and other countries to improve oxygen use in health care facilities, many of which have faced shortages of this vital gas used in the treatment of respiratory conditions resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday announced the relaxation of several measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed 3, 642 people and infected 129,000 since March 2020.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados National Registry (BNR) says colorectal cancer and other preventable cancers are on the rise in the country.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba’s public health ministry says that the 61st National Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign will begin on Monday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Friday warned that obesity remains a major public health concern in the region noting that the Caribbean has some of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in the Americas among adults.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday published a guidance urging Latin American and Caribbean countries to step up surveillance efforts after floods to quickly identify and control disease outbreaks with serious public health impact.