Recognizing patient safety as a global health priority, all 194 WHO Member States at the 72nd World Health Assembly, in May 2019, endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day (Resolution WHA72.6), to be marked annually on 17 September. The objectives of World Patient Safety Day are to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding, and spur global solidarity and … [Read more...]
Telehealth and clinical decision support: ideal synergy for patient-clinician engagement
[Reprinted: Healthcare IT News, 9-10-2020] Pairing telehealth and clinical decision support could be a true game-changer, enabling patients and clinicians to make decisions together along the care continuum of complex diseases. In the months and years to come, as we reflect on all that has changed in our lives due to the pandemic, patient engagement and telehealth will be among top subjects … [Read more...]
Rethinking health care delivery in Jamaica in a post-COVID-19 world (part 4)
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 9-13-2020] In recognition of the potential health threats to the region, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Heads of Government asserted in their Nassau Declaration of 2001 that “The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region”, fully cognisant of the critical relationship between the population's health status and economic growth. Following a mandate from the … [Read more...]
Rethinking health care in Jamaica in a post-COVID-19 world (Part 3)
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 9-6-2020] In Part 3, the authors continue their investigation of health care in Jamaica by looking at the structure of private health care system in Jamaica, the economics of health care and the potential for economic growth through targeted investment activities in health care and related services. Professor Hans Rosling, the late Swedish health economist at the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 164,470
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 9-9-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of September 9: Dominican Republic- 100,131 cases, 1889 deaths, 73,795 recovered Puerto Rico- 16,789 cases, 500 deaths French Guiana- 9418 cases, 62 deaths, 8986 recovered Haiti- 8376 cases, 214 deaths, 5991 recovered Cuba- 4459 cases, 104 deaths, 3727 recovered Suriname- 4419 cases, 91 deaths, … [Read more...]
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