Investment in robust, resilient, and equitable health systems not only improves the quality of life for millions of people but also strengthens human capital and contributes to the region's sustainable economic development. Visiting the doctor can be daunting. In Latin America and the Caribbean, this experience often involves more than just confronting personal fears—such as undergoing certain … [Read more...]
Addressing inequalities key to ending AIDS in the Caribbean: PAHO
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday, Dec. 1 with a call for regional countries to address the inequalities that prevent progress towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.This year, the theme of the day is “Equality.” PAHO said around 2.5 million people live with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean.In 2021, it said about 120,000 … [Read more...]
Caribbean urged to fight discrimination to eradicate gender-based violence against women
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Friday urged countries to take practical, effective, and comprehensive action to change the discriminatory sociocultural patterns that underlie gender-based violence against women and to step up its efforts to fight the impunity that is rife in these cases. In a message marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against … [Read more...]
Caribbean travel: Covid entry rules, island by island
Caribbean islands have reopened to international tourism. Most islands have dropped pre-arrival Covid testing for vaccinated travelers, but regulations are still particularly varied when it comes to entry protocols for unvaccinated travelers. Here are the latest developments for travel from the U.S. to each Caribbean country. To make this information easier to understand, we are segmenting each … [Read more...]
Two years in: CARICOM & WFP study impact of COVID on Caribbean people
Since January 30, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a Public Health Emergency, the socio-economic welfare of Caribbean people has been impacted by multiple lockdowns, changes in travel protocols and drastic declines in tourism, resulting in an economic contraction of 9.9 per cent in the region in 2020 (IMF) with major repercussions for lives and livelihoods in the … [Read more...]
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