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January 27, 2023

Caribbean nations are hitting the panic button amid a massive ‘brain drain’ in the health sector

According to a media report by Caribbean news now, Dominica is reintroducing a training program for healthcare nurses to address the rise of deaths caused by the rise in chronic Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs). Reportedly, Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit at his recent swearing-in of Cabinet Minister following the snap elections that happened on December 6 announced, “ Today, I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain drain, Caribbean Nurses, Dominica, Nursing shortage, PAHO

May 5, 2022

PAHO director wants more done to protect nursing workforce

The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa F. Etienne has called on countries to urgently increase investments to develop and retain the nursing workforce as the region, including the Caribbean record increases in hospitalisations and cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Throughout the Americas, nurses bravely faced the brunt of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean Nurses, International Nurses Day, Nursing shortage, PAHO

November 30, 2021

Jamaica: COVID-19 worsens nursing brain drain

A local medical school official has charged that 85 per cent of Jamaica's trained nurses migrate after completing their training and the situation has been made worse by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Executive dean at Caribbean School of Medical Science, Jamaica (CSMSJ) Dr Neville Graham made the claim at the institution's first graduation ceremony recently, as he charged that the world is in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Jamaica, Nurses, Nursing shortage

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