[Reprinted: The Lancet Global Health, 10-8-2020] After the 2014–16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, WHO proposed a blueprint list of priority diseases for research and development, based on their epidemic potential or the absence of countermeasures. Among this list is disease X, representing the emergence of a disease previously unknown to humans that could result in a serious global health … [Read more...]
St. Lucia’s PM Says Gov’t is Broke, Can’t Afford to Fund Stabilization Programme
[Reprinted: CNW, 10-12-2020] Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has told St. Lucians that it is “no secret” that the island has exhausted all of the efforts aimed at providing financial assistance to citizens in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and appealed to nationals to follow the various protocols and measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus that has so far infected 29 … [Read more...]
The intersection of COVID-19 and mental health
[Reprinted: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 10-8-2020] On Oct 6, 2020, WHO published the results of a survey of the impact of COVID-19 on mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) services in 130 WHO Member States, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Oct 10. The survey revealed that most countries are experiencing some disruption to MNS services, with the greatest impact on community-based … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 211,490
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 10-8-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of October 8: Dominican Republic- 116,148 cases, 2159 deaths, 92,157 recovered Puerto Rico- 26,010 cases, 715 deaths French Guiana- 10,103 cases, 69 deaths, 9773 recovered Haiti- 8838 cases, 229 deaths, 7013 recovered Jamaica- 7191 cases, 126 deaths, 2700 recovered Guadeloupe- 6319 cases, 77 … [Read more...]
COVID-19: the deadly threat of misinformation
[Reprinted: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 10-5-2020] An Editorial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases addressed the COVID-19 infodemic. An infodemic is described by WHO as an “overabundance of information—some accurate and some not—that occurs during an epidemic”, and WHO is dealing with this issue proactively. The UN is also focusing on misinformation in connection with COVID-19, … [Read more...]
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