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Telemedicine may be the new normal in a post-coronavirus world. Here’s how it works in six common specialties

[Reprinted: Medical Xpress, 6-16-2020] The new coronavirus pandemic has necessitated the embrace of virtual medicine regardless of how ready patients, doctors, nurses and health care systems were for the shift. Now that telehealth has been quickly rolled out across the nation and patients and clinicians have found the experience useful, it is unlikely that virtual doctor visits, in all its … [Read more...]

Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 185,038

[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 9-25-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of September 21: Dominican Republic- 108,289 cases, 2047 deaths, 81,668 recovered Puerto Rico- 20,311 cases, 609 deaths French Guiana- 9692 cases, 65 deaths, 9341 recovered Haiti- 8619 cases, 221 deaths, 6363 recovered Cuba- 5091 cases, 115 deaths, 4412 recovered Jamaica- 4988 cases, 67 … [Read more...]

The Caribbean has reopened and COVID-19 is spreading — but one island is finding success

[Reprinted: Miami Herald, 9-21-2020] After being hit with an “Avoid non-essential travel” warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of the coronavirus, the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia recently got some good news: it was moved to the “No Health Warning” list. “The key here is confidence,” St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet told the Miami Herald. … [Read more...]

World Bank Says COVID-19 Threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade

[Reprinted: CNW, 9-16-2020] A new report by the World Bank is warning that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is threatening the hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries. The reports finds that investments in human capital, the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives, are key to unlocking a child’s potential … [Read more...]

Rethinking health care delivery in Jamaica in a post-COVID-19 world (Part 5)

[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 9-20-2020] A holistic approach to health care delivery in Jamaica will require a comprehensive re-evaluation and transformation of our health systems, recognising that we are experiencing an epidemiologic transition with significant impacts on human capital and national development. A vision for effective health care delivery in the new dispensation must include … [Read more...]

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