[Reprinted: Cuban Radio National News, 8-9-2019] Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy with thousands of its doctors working in medical missions around the world where it is estimated that more than 30,000 Cuban doctors are currently active in 67 countries including Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Cuban cooperation started out in Jamaica in 1976 with 14 doctors and has … [Read more...]
Hepatitis In The Caribbean
Viral hepatitis is an emerging global public health problem where more than one million people die each year from hepatitis and 57% and 78% of global cirrhosis and liver cancer are caused by the disease respectively. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) more than 125,000 deaths each year are are linked to viral hepatitis, 99% of them due to hepatitis B and C. Data from the Pan American … [Read more...]
Autism in the Caribbean
Autism by definition is a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. Autism is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting youngsters, with one in every 68 children affected. The disorder affects boys more than girls, with one in every 42 boys and … [Read more...]
Developing Countries Are Being Ripped Off By Big Pharma
Developing countries with small to medium-sized economies pay far more money for less effective drugs, according to a new report released by the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD) shows that generic drugs, like omeprazole (used to treat heartburn), can cost 20-30 times more in low and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. Also, in countries such as Zambia, … [Read more...]
Jamaica Recruits Cuban Health Professionals To Fill Public Health Jobs
Cuban doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals have been sharing their expertise at hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities in Jamaica since the 1970's. In 2010, Cuba established an Ophthalmology Centre on the campus of St. Joseph's hospital in Kingston to treat Jamaican and other Caribbean nations with eye conditions which has been so successful that the eye care program was … [Read more...]
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