[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 6-28-2020] Patients at the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) have been getting used to the practice of consulting with their doctors online. The use of information technology software and electronic communication to provide remote clinical services to patients, or what is called telemedicine, has rapidly increased since the novel coronavirus pandemic with … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 47,758
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-29-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, June 29: Dominican Republic- 31,373 cases, 726 deaths, 17,142 recovered Haiti- 5847 cases, 104 deaths, 787 recovered French Guiana- 3461 cases, 12 deaths, 1249 recovered Cuba- 2332 cases, 86 deaths, 2201 recovered Puerto Rico- 1638 cases, 153 deaths … [Read more...]
PAHO on Caribbean: COVID-19 response needed at shared borders
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-16-2020] The Dominican Republic, Haiti, French Guiana and Suriname were all identified as areas of concern in the Caribbean region as they all share borders and continue to experience rising COVID-19 cases. PAHO Director Dr Carissa Etienne during today’s PAHO media briefing said while most islands in the Caribbean have not reported significant … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 36,726
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-18-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of June 18: Dominican Republic- 24,105 cases, 633 deaths, 14,216 recovered Haiti- 4,688 cases, 82 deaths, 24 recovered Cuba- 2,280 cases, 84 deaths, 1,999 recovered Puerto Rico- 1,496 cases, 147 deaths French Guiana- 1,554 cases, 5 deaths, 663 recovered … [Read more...]
A wake-up call: COVID-19 and its impact on children’s health and wellbeing
[Reprinted: Lancet Global Health, 5-12-2020] As cases of COVID-19 surge worldwide and threaten to overwhelm life-saving health services, the survival of mothers and children is at great risk. In The Lancet Global Health, Timothy Roberton and colleagues present startling new evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries if … [Read more...]
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