PM Timothy Harris with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (centre) and CARICOM's Assistant Secretary-General (Directorate for Human and Social Development), Dr. Douglas Slater on the sidelines of the high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In September 2019, the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, proclaimed at the 74th Session of the … [Read more...]
Cervical Cancer is Second most lethal Cancer among Caribbean Women
Among Caribbean women of all ages, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in terms of incidence and mortality and accounts for 13% of all cancer cases and 10.4% of all cancer deaths in the region. Cervical cancer, is caused by persistent infection of the human papillomavirus (HPV), and is a highly preventable disease (PAHO). In the Caribbean, the highest cancer incidence rates are in … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Health Ministers Meet To Strategise Universal Health Coverage
The Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) is the annual meeting of health ministers from across the (British) Commonwealth countries. The meeting reviews activity and events from the previous year and provides a platform for countries to bring issues of health relevance to the attention of their Commonwealth partners and peers. Each CHMM provides a ministerial statement summarising the … [Read more...]
PAHO: Nurses Critical for Making Universal Health a Success
The migration of nurses originating from the Caribbean to more lucrative opportunities in North America and other destinations has long been a chronic problem for governments in the region and now the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has released a new report with guidelines which advises countries to invest in nurses specifically to improve their availability, distribution and roles in … [Read more...]
Jamaica Moves Closer to Providing Universal Health Coverage
The government of Jamaica took another step closer to providing universal health coverage to the population by the next fiscal year by unveiling a green paper on the proposal for a National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP). The Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement to the House of Representatives saying that feedback will be done on a national basis involving key … [Read more...]