[Reprinted: CNW, 11-27-2020] The Guyana government says it will provide all health care workers with a two-week bonus next month as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Every health care professional will benefit from a two-week equivalent … bonus pay before the end of the year as part of the response to the pandemic,” President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, said as he … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 280,953
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 11-25-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, November 25: Dominican Republic- 139,111 cases, 2313 deaths, 113,134 recoveries Puerto Rico- 47,345 cases, 1052 deaths French Guiana- 11,079 cases, 70 deaths, 9995 recovered Jamaica- 10,422 cases, 243 deaths, 5572 recovered Haiti- 9229 cases, 232 deaths, 7886 recovered … [Read more...]
Caribbean nations explore new ideas, directions to recover from pandemic
[Reprinted: The UM News, 11-20-2020] Caribbean experts assessed the coronavirus’s impact on the region in a webinar on Nov. 19 hosted by the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Owing in part to its geographic terrain, the Caribbean has fared relatively well from a health standpoint in managing the COVID-19 virus, yet the region has suffered economic devastation … [Read more...]
Rethinking health care delivery in Jamaica in a post-COVID-19 world (part 10)
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 11-8-2020] What can the Government do to unlock potentials in health sector? Over the past several weeks, we have explored key elements of health care delivery and fundamental frictions that impede access and quality of health care delivery in Jamaica. We have also proposed granular solutions and note with comfort that some of these solutions are being … [Read more...]
Sex differences in COVID-19 case fatality: do we know enough?
[Reprinted: The Lancet Global Health, 11-5-2020] Global data indicate higher COVID-19 case fatality rates among men than women. Most countries with available data indicate a male to female case fatality ratio higher than 1·0, ranging up to 3·5 in some cases. However, the COVID-19 case fatality rate is higher in women than men in a few countries, such as India, which is one of the worst-affected … [Read more...]
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