[Reprinted: Medical Express, 6-30-2020] The Pan American Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus death toll in Latin America and the Caribbean could top 400,000 by October without stricter public health measures. That would represent a quadrupling of the fatal cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in a region that has emerged as a major pandemic trouble spot. An … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 36,726
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-18-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of June 18: Dominican Republic- 24,105 cases, 633 deaths, 14,216 recovered Haiti- 4,688 cases, 82 deaths, 24 recovered Cuba- 2,280 cases, 84 deaths, 1,999 recovered Puerto Rico- 1,496 cases, 147 deaths French Guiana- 1,554 cases, 5 deaths, 663 recovered … [Read more...]
A wake-up call: COVID-19 and its impact on children’s health and wellbeing
[Reprinted: Lancet Global Health, 5-12-2020] As cases of COVID-19 surge worldwide and threaten to overwhelm life-saving health services, the survival of mothers and children is at great risk. In The Lancet Global Health, Timothy Roberton and colleagues present startling new evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries if … [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...]
‘Encouraging panorama’ to develop Puerto Rico’s medical tourism industry
[Reprinted: News Is My Business, 6-9-2020] The medical tourism industry in Puerto Rico has an opportunity for growth on the island, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, said Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy. “The emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States allows Puerto Rico to be an option for the practice of medical tourism,” he … [Read more...]
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