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July 27, 2022

WHO report shows poorer health outcomes for many vulnerable Caribbean refugees, migrants

[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 7-24-2022] The first World Health Organization (WHO) report on the health of refugees and migrants shows poorer health outcomes for many vulnerable ones from the Caribbean and other places. The report states that worldwide, millions of refugees and migrants in vulnerable situations, such as low-skilled migrant workers, face poorer health outcomes than their host … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean migrants, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), PAHO/WHO

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

January 20, 2022

Why Cuba’s extraordinary Covid vaccine success could provide the best hope for low-income countries

KEY POINTS Cuba’s prestigious biotech sector has developed five different Covid vaccines to date, including Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus — all of which Cuba has said provide upwards of 90% protection against symptomatic Covid when administered in three doses.The country of roughly 11 million remains the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean to have produced a homegrown shot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Cuba, Cuban Covid Vaccines, PAHO/WHO, Vaccine Hesitancy, WHO/PAHO

October 22, 2021

New virus cases are rising on some Caribbean islands, the W.H.O. says.

Bucking the trend in much of the Americas, several Caribbean countries are reporting significant surges in known coronavirus infections, World Health Organization officials warned on Wednesday. Reports of new cases are up 40 percent over the last week in the Dominican Republic and Barbados, said Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, the director of the Pan American Health Organization, a division of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus in Caribbean, COVID-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Vaccinations, PAHO/WHO, PCR Tests

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

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