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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

January 24, 2023

Caribbean countries to benefit from new PAHO initiative piloted in Trinidad and Tobago

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has developed a digital platform to bring telehealth services to remote populations in Latin American and Caribbean countries, making telemedicine the “new normal” for healthcare workers and patients managing chronic diseases. It said based on open-source technology, PAHO’s All-in-ONE Telehealth platform was developed in 2022 thanks to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NCDs, PAHO, Telemedicine, Trinidad & Tobago

August 30, 2022

PAHO strengthens genomic surveillance in the Caribbean

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is strengthening genomic surveillance in the Americas, including the Caribbean, as representatives from 17 public health laboratories in the region came together this week for the 26th edition of the Viral Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) course in Panama. On Friday, the health organization said the training – which it organized in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean Health, Caribbean Health Leaders, COVIGEN, PAHO, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2

June 1, 2022

Towards a smoke–free Caribbean

Policy briefs launched to support Caribbean countries in implementing smoke-free legislation A Smoke-Free Caribbean by 2025/2030.That was the vision articulated at this year’s ‘World No Tobacco Day’ virtual celebration held on Monday, May 30. “As tobacco use alone accounts for one in six of all deaths resulting from NCDs, all of those people will be alive with their finances … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CARPHA, NCDs, PAHO, Smoke-free Caribbean, World No Tobacco Day

May 23, 2022

PAHO issues warning for the Caribbean as COVID-19 cases soar

Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, PAHO The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, has urged countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take action to increase surveillance, public health measures and vaccination, and to ensure health systems are prepared to cope with a potential influx of COVID-19 patients. PAHO said COVID-19 cases are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus in Caribbean, COVID-19 Pandemic, PAHO

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