By: Staff Writer November 7, 2025 The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said in a new report that exposure to digital media increases the consumption of unhealthy foods and drinks…
Category: HEALTH
PAHO: Resilience failure in healthcare in LAC led to significant deaths
By: Staff Writer October 3, 2025 The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in a new report said that the failure to build resilience within primary health care (PHC) in Latin…
CDC warns Oropouche disease sweeping region
By; Staff Writer February 28, 2025 The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns that the Oropouche virus is an emerging virus in the Americas. The virus is spread…
Prostate cancer project gets second Caribbean partner
January 21, 2025 A Bermudian genome researching organisation helped to unveil a project designed to pinpoint the genetic factors that make Caribbean men prone to getting prostate cancer. CariGenetics hosted…
LAC health systems have “significant,” structural weaknesses
By: Staff Writer October 25, 2024 The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) along with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in a recent…
STATEMENT from the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Chairman of the Caribbean Community on increasing vigilance following the mpox outbreak
August 23, 2024 The recent declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the outbreak of mpox, specifically the more transmissible clade 1b, emphasises the importance of heightened vigilance within…
CARPHA Urges Caribbean Mpox Vigilance After Global Alert
August 20, 2024 The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has urged vigilance by Caribbean countries after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern.…
Dengue outbreak in Central America on record trend
By: Staff Writer April 9, 2024 Dengue fever is sweeping Central America in what is being reported as a record-breaking year for the disease, places worse hit are Guatemala and…
Statement on the passing of PAHO Director Emeritus, Dr Carissa F. Etienne
December 5, 2023 It is with great sorrow that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) informs of the passing of Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. Dr. Carissa F. Etienne,…
Care Safety Solutions Limited delivers a holistic healthcare approach to T&T
September 8, 2023 With a passion to provide peace and comfort to patients and their families in their time of need, the team at Care Safety Solutions Limited (CSSL), an…
INSTITUTO MEDICO SAN NICOLAS, A BAPTIST HEALTH INTERNATIONAL PARTNER IN ARUBA, RECEIVES JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
July 28, 2023 Baptist Health International partner in Aruba, Instituto Medico San Nicolas (ImSan), has earned hospital accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI). Globally recognized as the gold standard…
Anguilla’s Own, Dr. Lowell Hughes, Coinventors Awarded Infectious Disease Patent
May 9, 2023 During COVID-19 havoc, Anguillan inventors worked to prevent hospital acquired infections (HAIs), but also broadly, urinary tract (UTIs) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These biocides are atomic…