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...]
Trinidad Abandons National Cancer Center Project
If the decision to abandon the long planned national cancer center is true based on this letter by Dr Tim Gopeesingh, who is a Gynaecologic-Oncologist and a member of parliament for Caroni East constituency in Trinidad, then the potential for unnecessary cancer deaths in Trinidad is too real and the government should immediately take steps to retract this decision and hasten the completion of the … [Read more...]
Realistic Opportunities for Health Tourism in the Caribbean
Opportunities for both medical and wellness tourism are wide open for healthcare providers in the Caribbean, but they must do their homework and do the necessary due diligence before making a decision as to which way to go. For example, a private hospital must consider the cost to upgrade their clinical services to international standards and subsequently apply for accreditation from an … [Read more...]
Innovative Orthopedic Procedure successfully performed at Cayman Health City
Cayman Health City continues to raise the bar for introducing the latest medical services to the Caribbean. The latest procedure was performed on a Caymanian man who was in great pain as a result of being in a car accident decades ago where his right femur was now shorter than his left. … [Read more...]
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