Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 6: Dominican Republic- 268,561 cases, 3509 deaths, 229, 453 recoveries Puerto Rico- 117,974 cases, 2348 deaths Cuba- 112,714 cases, 701 deaths, 106,409 recovered Jamaica- 46,338 cases, 798 deaths, 21,893 recovered French Guiana- 20,078 cases, 104 deaths, 9995 recovered Guadeloupe- 15,360 cases, 210 deaths, 2242 recovered Guyana- … [Read more...]
Accreditation in the global healthcare marketplace
Tatum Anderson assesses the range of international hospital accreditations available on the global market today – looking at what each of these signifies in terms of international patient care – and how benchmarks can vary between standards, regions and private versus public hospitals Look up a hospital website, and the best in the world will boast a stream of accreditation standards. … [Read more...]
Using telehealth, doctor called 911 to get COVID patient to hospital it saved her life
Two of South Florida’s largest hospital chains have significantly changed how they practice medicine during the pandemic via telehealth. Doctors and nurses at Baptist Health South Florida and Memorial Health System, like many other hospital groups and doctors’ offices, pivoted to the real-time platforms, freeing up hospital beds and giving patients an alternative to going to a doctor’s office … [Read more...]
Guyana examining possibility of ‘vaccine passport’
Guyana Wednesday hinted at the possibility of introducing a “vaccine passport” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries continue to record deaths and new cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Irfaan Ali told a news conference that his administration is prepared to examine all options to deal with the pandemic including a “vaccine passport” in the face of hesitancy by … [Read more...]
COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services in 90% of countries
Some signs of recovery are emerging but major efforts still required to restore and strengthen health services. The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial disruptions persist, with about 90% of countries still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services, marking no substantial global … [Read more...]
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