The government of Jamaica took another step closer to providing universal health coverage to the population by the next fiscal year by unveiling a green paper on the proposal for a National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP). The Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement to the House of Representatives saying that feedback will be done on a national basis involving key … [Read more...]
Taiwan Universal Health Coverage – A Role Model For the Caribbean
The entire Caribbean region is in the process of developing some form of universal health insurance for its citizens within the next ten years. Caribbean nations include: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Cayman, Grenada , Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago just to name a few. However, Taiwan has frequently been the model that many countries have looked up to as a … [Read more...]
Mercury Pollution and the Impact on Health in the Caribbean
According to the World Health Organization, mercury exists in various forms: elemental (or metallic) and inorganic (to which people may be exposed through their occupation); and organic (e.g., methylmercury, to which people may be exposed through their diet). These forms of mercury differ in their degree of toxicity and in their effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and on lungs, … [Read more...]
Barbados to Offer Universal Healthcare to Caricom Residents
The Barbados ministry of health is preparing a document to be submitted to parliament that will offer free healthcare to all CARICOM nationals residing on the island. This will be a very progressive move that is inline with the government's policy on universal healthcare. The emphasis will be on the delivery of primary and urgent care services to this population which they anticipate will lessen … [Read more...]
Taiwan & St. Kitts Join Forces to Reduce Chronic Kidney Disease
Taiwan is going to provide technical assistance to St. Kitts in several projects, Enhancing Agricultural Adaptive Capacity to Climate Variability Project, the Nevis Pinney’s Beach Project, the Capacity Building Project for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease, and the Land Administration Information System Project. The major objective of these projects is to add to the further … [Read more...]
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