The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) said Monday that babies being born in Grenada and Antigua-Barbuda are to benefit from a new sickle cell project which will test for the disease. … [Read more...]
CNW Editorial: Jamaica’s Healthcare System Needs Help From the Diaspora
Retirees in the Jamaican diaspora have for the past several years been deterred from returning to Jamaica to reside because of persistent crime problems. However, in addition to the crime problem, a more recent deterrent relates to issues affecting Jamaica’s healthcare system. … [Read more...]
Jamaica’s Public Healthcare Sector in Dire Crisis
CNW Network - August 2019 Many Jamaican immigrants living in the United States and the UK list the deplorable condition of the Jamaican health care system as one of the reasons they are fearful of returning home after retiring. … [Read more...]
Hepatitis In The Caribbean
Viral hepatitis is an emerging global public health problem where more than one million people die each year from hepatitis and 57% and 78% of global cirrhosis and liver cancer are caused by the disease respectively. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) more than 125,000 deaths each year are are linked to viral hepatitis, 99% of them due to hepatitis B and C. Data from the Pan American … [Read more...]
Autism in the Caribbean
Autism by definition is a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. Autism is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting youngsters, with one in every 68 children affected. The disorder affects boys more than girls, with one in every 42 boys and … [Read more...]
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