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March 2, 2020

Coronavirus spreads to the Caribbean

(Reprinted Miami Herald, 3-2-2020) The first confirmed cases of coronavirus are being reported in the Caribbean, after authorities in the Dominican Republic on Sunday confirmed that an Italian national was checked into a Santo Domingo hospital over the weekend. In addition, the Regional Health Agency of Guadeloupe confirmed three cases after a resident of the French overseas territory of St. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean, Caribbean Health, Communicable Diseases, Coronavirus, Epidemic, Pandemic

February 11, 2020

Telemedicine Can Help Treat The Coronavirus Outbreak

  Telemedicine can be particularly useful tool in times of crisis. In China the Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company is a Shanghai-based company that facilitates remote visits between a physician and a patient via the internet. With China currently on lockdown, and a limited supply of doctors and beds in Wuhan, service providers like Ping An Good Doctor can act as a conduit to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communicable Diseases, Coronavirus, Telemedicine

February 7, 2020

Caribbean Community Take Strict Measures to Control The Coronavirus

Some Caribbean Community governments have begun to take drastic measures to prevent any cases of the deadly Corona virus raising its head in this highly travel-sensitive region, with some refusing entry to passengers arriving from China and Hong Kong. In the past week, authorities dressed from head to toe in hazardous material suits have in many parts of the region taken the ultimate precaution … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caricom, Communicable Diseases, Coronavirus, Public Health

September 6, 2019

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...]

Filed Under: Communicable Diseases, Health Manpower, Hospital, Jamaican Healthcare System, Leadership, Nurses, Public Health

August 2, 2019

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...]

Filed Under: Communicable Diseases, Hepatitis in Caribbean, PAHO/WHO, Public Health Tagged With: epidemics, Hepatitis in Caribbean

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