Jamaican doctor and professor, Peter Figueroa, has been recognised at the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a health leader for his contribution to public health locally and internationally over the last four decades. … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Health Ministers Meet To Strategise Universal Health Coverage
The Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) is the annual meeting of health ministers from across the (British) Commonwealth countries. The meeting reviews activity and events from the previous year and provides a platform for countries to bring issues of health relevance to the attention of their Commonwealth partners and peers. Each CHMM provides a ministerial statement summarising the … [Read more...]
PAHO: Nurses Critical for Making Universal Health a Success
The migration of nurses originating from the Caribbean to more lucrative opportunities in North America and other destinations has long been a chronic problem for governments in the region and now the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has released a new report with guidelines which advises countries to invest in nurses specifically to improve their availability, distribution and roles in … [Read more...]
Taiwan Universal Health Coverage – A Role Model For the Caribbean
The entire Caribbean region is in the process of developing some form of universal health insurance for its citizens within the next ten years. Caribbean nations include: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Cayman, Grenada , Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago just to name a few. However, Taiwan has frequently been the model that many countries have looked up to as a … [Read more...]
Mercury Pollution and the Impact on Health in the Caribbean
According to the World Health Organization, mercury exists in various forms: elemental (or metallic) and inorganic (to which people may be exposed through their occupation); and organic (e.g., methylmercury, to which people may be exposed through their diet). These forms of mercury differ in their degree of toxicity and in their effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and on lungs, … [Read more...]
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