[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-15-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 15: Dominican Republic- 11,320 cases, 422 deaths, 3351 recovered Puerto Rico- 2542 cases (positive only patients), 122 deaths Cuba- 1830 cases, 79 deaths, 1383 recovered Jamaica- 509 cases, 9 deaths, 118 recovered Haiti- 273 cases, 20 deaths, 18 recovered … [Read more...]
Telemedicine adoption takes off during coronavirus pandemic
[Reprinted: Insurance Business America, 5-11-2020] Telemedicine adoption has picked up in recent years. An American Medical Association (AMA) study from February 2020 showed a 100% increase in telehealth usage across three years, though the digital tool has yet to reach mainstream status. The coronavirus pandemic might help to further speed up the adoption of this technology as telemedicine … [Read more...]
Health system quality in the time of COVID-19
[Reprinted: Lancet Global Health, 5-6-2020] Although this article focuses on sub-Sharan African countries it also applies to many developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. As low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), underlying health system quality must be carefully considered and included in the design and delivery of services. … [Read more...]
As Latin America and Caribbean seek to reopen economies, Jamaica offers cautionary tale
[Reprinted: Miami Herald, 5-4-2020] As Jamaica recorded a double-digit spike in new coronavirus cases in less than 24 hours last month, the government told the nation that there were indications that all who had fallen ill were linked to a call center in the parish of St. Catherine. Alorica, a major employer in the country’s lucrative Business Process Outsourcing call-center sector, had been … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 14,579
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-6-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 6: Dominican Republic- 8807 cases, 362 deaths, 1989 recovered Puerto Rico- 1968 cases (positive only patients), 99 deaths Cuba- 1703 cases, 69 deaths, 1001 recovered Jamaica- 473 cases, 9 deaths, 56 recovered Martinique-182 cases, 14 deaths, 83 recovered … [Read more...]
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