Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use and more than 7 million of those deaths are from direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that revealed 21% of the global population aged 15 and above smoked tobacco. Men smoked at five times the rate of women; … [Read more...]
Exchange Agreement Between Caribbean Medical Interns and their African Counterparts
The governments of Kenya and Barbados have signed a cooperation agreement that will see the countries establish higher education ties among other benefits. As part of the agreement signed by Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley, the University of the West Indies (UWI), will enter into student and faculty exchanges and other similar joint initiatives with Kenya’s … [Read more...]
Health City Cayman Breaks Ground for New Cancer Center
Dr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, Vice Chairman, Managing Director & Group CEO of the Narayana Health -Group announced last year that a state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer center will be housed in a new purpose-built building at the hospital's East End, Grand Cayman site. The facility, will include accommodation for overseas patients and it will be built and housed at the first comprehensive cancer … [Read more...]
PAHO: Caribbean Men and Masculinity
In a new report the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) said the life expectancy for men in the Caribbean is 5.8 years below that of women, partly because societal expectations contribute to risk-seeking behaviours. The report titled “Masculinities and Health in the Region of the Americas” was launched on the eve of International Men’s Day. The report notes that societal … [Read more...]
Dental Tourism in Costa Rica
Medical tourism has become more than just a buzz word. It’s a fully-fledged industry that allows citizens from the United States and Canada to receive medical care at a cost-saving in a foreign nation. And under the medical tourism umbrella is dental tourism. Dental tourism is becoming as popular, more so in some aspects, than other forms of medical tourism and one of the nations where dental … [Read more...]
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