The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to strengthen surveillance and bridge gaps in the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage to end the emergency and better prepare for future health crises PAHO Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, made the call as the pandemic, linked to millions of deaths and infections worldwide, entered its … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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