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...]
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...]
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