KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health authorities are urging Jamaicans to continue taking measures to prevent the spread of dengue after the country recorded 1,534 confirmed  cases of the mosquito borne disease as of January 11, this year.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned about the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – In what has been described as remarkable medical feat, a 44-year-old female patient from the Essequibo region, recently underwent a life-saving gynecological surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). 

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially launched its 2024 Health Emergency Appeal  targeting over 166 million people who will require health assistance this year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Health authorities have defended the decision to prosecute delinquent property owners noting there has been an increase in dengue cases and rodent sightings on the island.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Jarbas Barbosa has emphasized efforts made by countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to recover public health gains lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations agencies are reporting soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana is constructing a US$161 million hospital in New Amsterdam that health and other officials say will provide world-class healthcare services to citizens in the East Berbice-Corentyne region.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the international community to increase taxes on alcohol and sugary sweetened beverages (SSBs). 

ROSEAU, Dominica - Health Minister Cassanni Laville has expressed his  “deep concern” at the decision of authorities at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital to “temporarily suspend “elective surgery from Monday.

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DUBAI – The Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, has urged countries of the Americas to ensure the health impacts of climate change are taken on board as they continue to rebuild and strengthen health  systems in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.