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...]
Chinese Medical Team to Brighten Jamaican Eyes
In 2009 the Jamaican government signed a bilateral agreement with Cuba to establish the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme operating from three locations in Kingston, namely the Kingston School of Nursing, National Chest Hospital and St Joseph's Hospital. Since then thousands of patients have received eye care prior to and subsequent to surgery, along with treatment of diabetic retinopathy and … [Read more...]
Colorectal cancer increasing in Jamaica
According to the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), cancer of the colon is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in the Jamaican population. The Jamaica Cancer Registry reported an incidence of 13 per 100,000 people locally in males and females previously but this number has increased in males to 17 per 100,000 in the last five years. Health professionals do not have an explanation for this … [Read more...]
IDB Study Predicts Health and Education Manpower Shortage In Jamaica by 2040
A recent study done by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) predicts that Jamaica will need just under 50,000 additional doctors and nurses and a similar amount for teachers by year 2040. On a wider scope the study revealed that Latin America and the Caribbean will need approximately 12 million teachers, 3 million doctors and 8 million nurses by the year 2040. For decades it as been well … [Read more...]
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