UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations top expert on human rights in Haiti, William O’Neill, Friday condemned the “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country,  warning that medical facilities were already “near collapse”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health  has confirmed two adult cases of the Oropouche virus disease (OROV) in Barbados.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique – The first Caribbean Institute for Nuclear Imaging (ICIN) has opened in the French-island of Martinique offering a unique medical facility for cancer screening and diagnosing services for regional and international patients.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for the urgent protection of medical facilities and health services as violence continues to escalate across Haiti.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Health City Cayman Islands has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in regional orthopedic care by performing the English-speaking Caribbean’s first robotic knee replacement surgery using the state-of-the-art Smith & Nephew CORI Surgical System.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Local health and mosquito-control officials have confirmed the Cayman Islands’ first imported case of Oropouche virus disease. This discovery has sparked calls for the public to bolster their defenses against vector-borne diseases.

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has underscored the need to prioritize primary health care to advance toward universal health in the Americas.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - Health authorities say a significant number of people  who have tested positive for the HIV/AIDS virus are not collecting their antiretroviral medication.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have formally signed an agreement aimed at strengthening and improving the island’s sole general public hospital.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize says it has been monitoring the spread of the New World Screwworm in Central America for two years and have increased the threat level to extremely high.

WASHINGTON, DC –  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the “Better with PrEP” campaign, with the goal of expanding access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Health authorities say two people have been placed in isolation amid fears that they may have contracted measles from their return from areas known to have measles circulating.