[Reprinted: ITIJ, 10-26-2020] The Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) new health assurance ‘stamp’ is just one of the initiatives set up to protect the region’s tourism sector and safeguard public health Part of CARPHA’s Traveler’s Health Program (THP), the Caribbean Travelers Health Assurance stamp for Healthier Safer Tourism (HST) is a recognition that identifies tourism entities and … [Read more...]
Lupus and the need for more Caribbean medical specialists
[MENAFN - Caribbean News Global, 10-23-2020] As one of a family of chronic autoimmune illnesses, lupus is extremely difficult to diagnose. It's a major health annoyance for patients, a large percentage comprising women of African descent living in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Lupus is said to be nine times more common in women than men and three times more common in … [Read more...]
Dental tourism — bargain dentistry and a vacation to boot
[Reprinted: KHN, 9-3-2019] “Do you want numbing gel?” the dental technician asked me as she prepared to plunge into my mouth. In the entire history of dentistry, from caveman days to now, who has ever said no to more painkiller? Smear that gel around like spackle! She did. And then ground and scraped. And scraped and ground, for a full hour and a half. Ninety minutes later, I was writhing … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 227,977
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 10-21-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of October 21: Dominican Republic- 121,973 cases, 2204 deaths, 99,271 recovered Puerto Rico- 29,717 cases, 774 deaths French Guiana- 10,268 cases, 69 deaths, 9995 recovered Haiti- 8976 cases, 231 deaths, 7303 recovered Jamaica- 8374 cases, 174 deaths, 4002 recovered … [Read more...]
UHWI A Fire Hazard – Ageing Hospital Not Fit To Get Fire Certificate
[Reprinted: The Gleaner, 10-18-2020] For more than a decade, the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), the Caribbean region’s premier teaching medical institution, has been operating in breach of Jamaica’s fire safety standards. The revelation comes as the hospital faced an emergency scare last week in its Accident and Emergency Department and as policymakers come under criticisms … [Read more...]
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