[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 12-17-2020] The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Wednesday that it will mobilise US$1billion to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The Washington-based financial institution said the funds will complement US$1.2 billion in resources that the IDB has committed in 2020, as well as other … [Read more...]
Lupus and the need for more Caribbean medical specialists
[MENAFN - Caribbean News Global, 10-23-2020] As one of a family of chronic autoimmune illnesses, lupus is extremely difficult to diagnose. It's a major health annoyance for patients, a large percentage comprising women of African descent living in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Lupus is said to be nine times more common in women than men and three times more common in … [Read more...]
Caribbean Training and Education Centre for Health opens in Kingston
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 10-18-2020] The Caribbean Training and Education Centre for Health (C-TECH) has officially launched independent operations, in Kingston, expanding over 17 years of healthcare programming within Jamaica and the region. C-TECH holds strong expertise in implementing innovative HIV prevention, care and treatment programmes and has now broadened its scope to combat … [Read more...]
Caribbean-Health-IDB in digital platform project for Latin America and Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said it has joined with a number of firms including Microsoft, to provide governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with immediate digital solutions helping to ensure the continuity of administrative procedures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It said that the Digi/Gob platform, which is also being developed with the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 21,967
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-18-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 22: Dominican Republic- 13,989 cases, 456 deaths, 7572 recovered Puerto Rico- 3030 cases (positive only patients), 126 deaths Cuba- 1916 cases, 81 deaths, 1631 recovered Haiti- 734 cases, 22 deaths, 21 recovered Jamaica- 534 cases, 9 deaths, 181 recovered French Guiana- 249 cases, 1 … [Read more...]