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April 13, 2022

The Bahamas: Protecting the population with safe and effective medicines and vaccines

During the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines, the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas placed greater emphasis on regulating the importation of medicines and health technologies. The country has relied increasingly on the Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS), a regional effort that provides recommendations to authorize medical products to Caribbean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bahamas, Caricom, CARPHA, Covid-19 Vaccinations, PAHO/WHO

July 12, 2021

COVID-19: Caribbean aims for 80 percent vaccine coverage

CARICOM’s heads of Government are determined that the region will see herd immunity of 80 per cent coverage before the end of 2021 and, to this end, agreed to redouble their efforts to acquire adequate supplies of vaccines at this week’s heads of government meeting. The group tabled a report on the COVID-19 situation from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in particular citing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caricom, CARPHA, Coronavirus in Caribbean, Covid-19 Variant, PAHO/WHO

June 16, 2021

Guyana’s vaccination rate higher than Caribbean- Health Minister

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday said if Guyana had followed other Caribbean countries in depending on the COVAX facility to acquire vaccines, only about 10 percent of the adult population would have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Responding to opposition questions about approval for GYDS$1.3 billion already spent on purchasing 300,000  Sputnik V and Sinopharm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caricom, COVAX, COVID-19 Vaccine, Guyana

April 29, 2021

US must lead health and natural disaster crisis of our Third Border – the Caribbean Basin

Opinion: Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett says there’s an urgent need for assistance for Caribbean nations as they battle through the pandemic Throughout the history of our country, the importance of the Caribbean region to the United States cannot be overstated but are rarely acknowledged. American interests in the Caribbean are diverse and cover a range of economic and political issues as well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean, Caricom, COVAX, US Assistance

March 3, 2020

St. Kitts & Nevis upholds healthcare is a basic human right for its citizens

PM Timothy Harris with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (centre) and CARICOM's Assistant Secretary-General (Directorate for Human and Social Development), Dr. Douglas Slater on the sidelines of the high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In September 2019, the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, proclaimed at the 74th Session of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caricom, HIV/AIDS, Quality healthcare, St. Kitts & Nevis, Universal Health Coverage

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