[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 9-6-2020] In Part 3, the authors continue their investigation of health care in Jamaica by looking at the structure of private health care system in Jamaica, the economics of health care and the potential for economic growth through targeted investment activities in health care and related services. Professor Hans Rosling, the late Swedish health economist at the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 164,470
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 9-9-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of September 9: Dominican Republic- 100,131 cases, 1889 deaths, 73,795 recovered Puerto Rico- 16,789 cases, 500 deaths French Guiana- 9418 cases, 62 deaths, 8986 recovered Haiti- 8376 cases, 214 deaths, 5991 recovered Cuba- 4459 cases, 104 deaths, 3727 recovered Suriname- 4419 cases, 91 deaths, … [Read more...]
Rethinking health care in Jamaica in a post-COVID-19 world (Part 2)
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 8-30-2020] Previously in Part 1, the authors explored the historicity of inequity in health care access in Jamaica resulting in poorer segments of the society often lacking access to optimal health care services. We believe that we have a unique opportunity to find creative solutions that will take advantage of the capacity within the entire health care ecosystem to … [Read more...]
Trinidad’s Health Minister Says Young People Pushing Second Wave of COVID-19
[Reprinted: CNW, 9-7-2020] Trinidad and Tobago’s Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Monday warned that the second wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was being spread by young people and appealed to them to follow the measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. “And what is driving our second wave is the demographic of the 25s to 49s who are taking the virus home, infecting … [Read more...]
Long-term consequences of COVID-19: research needs
[Reprinted: Lancet Infectious Diseases, 9-1-2020] Weeks and months after the onset of acute COVID-19, people continue to suffer. Paul Garner, a professor of epidemiology at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, wrote on the 95th day after the onset of symptoms that “I am unable to be out of bed for more than three hours at a stretch, my arms and legs are permanently fizzing as if injected … [Read more...]
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