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…
Category: HEALTH
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…
More regional surveillance and data sharing needed on communicable diseases!
By: Staff Writer April 28, 2023 The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) had its 67th Annual Health Research Conference in Nassau, Bahamas at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort where tourism…
CDB Approves US$29.8 Million to Build Up Health Care Systems in the Caribbean
April 11, 2023 Almost three years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic first breached the shores of Caribbean countries, causing severe economic and social dislocation and putting immense strain on health systems…
Don’t go back to pre-pandemic health norms!
By: Staff Writer March 28, 2023 The Council of Americas (AS/COA) laid down four pillars to lead Latin American and Caribbean countries in the post COVID-19 era, urging countries not…
MORE TO BE DONE FOR REGION HEALTH CARE INDEPENDENCE
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 13, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Coming out of the COVID 19 pandemic, the inequalities in access to health care was apparent and wide to the Caribbean and Latin…
Cholera kills at least seven in Haiti as disease returns
October 4, 2022 Haiti on Sunday said at least seven people have died of cholera in a surprise return of the disease that comes as the nation is paralyzed by…
PAHO ELECTS BRAZILLIAN AS NEW DIRECTOR
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 30, 2022 Public health officers across the Americas and the Caribbean voted on Wednesday for Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., a national of Brazil, …
“The whole of society” effort redefined public health in the region during COVID-19!
By: Staff Writer September 30, 2022 The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) director said that the community effort during the COVID-19 pandemic helped to “redefine” the public health system across…