PAHO aims to reduce shortage of health workers in the Americas, improve distribution, and enhance skills to achieve SDGs
New PAHO strategy to guide national policies on human resources for health to overcome an estimated shortage of almost 800,000 workers Washington, D.C., 29 September 2017 (PAHO/WHO) – A new strategy approved by the 29th Pan American Sanitary Conference of…
Generators are among supplies Cayman Islands Govt. sends Turks & Caicos Islands
Ongoing recovery efforts in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) got a welcome boost following yesterday’s (Wednesday, 27 September 2017) aid mission to the hurricane-torn jurisdiction by officials from the Cayman Islands. Devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Marie, the islands…
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CARPHA test new App in the fight against mosquitoes
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is exploring the novel use of mobile technology in its fight against mosquito borne diseases. The Agency in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently pilot tested an app…
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Offshore medical universities provide economic benefit to Caribbean host countries
A recent ECLAC Caribbean meeting found that the benefits of hosting offshore medical universities could prove especially significant for some of the smaller economies of the subregion. On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the…
24,000 evacuated after massive explosion at Ukrainian ammunition depot
By Pavel Polityuk, Reuters From Business Insider KIEV (Reuters) – Massive explosions and a blaze at a military ammunition depot in central Ukraine forced authorities to evacuate 24,000 people and close airspace over the region, officials said on Wednesday. The blasts…
Trump waives cargo restrictions to speed help to Puerto Rico
AP From Newsmax The Trump administration announced it will waive federal restrictions on foreign ships’ transportation of cargo to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter Thursday that President Donald Trump has “authorized the…
CRISPR gene-editing could result in more successful birth rates
By Saqib Shah From engadget A first-of-its-kind study used CRISPR tech to understand human embryo development. Gene-edited human embryos are offering new insights into the earliest stages of development, and could reduce the risk of miscarriage at the outset of…
HIV rates rising among older people in UK and Europe, researchers warn
From WN HIV rates are climbing among people 50 years of age and older in Britain and across Europe, while the rate of new infections among younger people is dropping, according to new research that warns that the epidemic may…
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It’s not just Puerto Rico: 6 other Caribbean island nations are in crisis after the hurricanes
By Julia Belluz From Vox From the uninhabitable Barbuda to widespread power outages in the Virgin Islands, islands are limping toward recovery. There’s a lot of media and political attention focused right now on the devastation Hurricane Maria brought Puerto…
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Coca-Cola donates an additional $4.3 Million to Mexico and the Caribbean
From CNN CNN Money) — Coca-Cola is tripling the amount of money it’s donating to disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Maria and the earthquakes in Mexico. The company announced Tuesday that it will give an additional $4.3 million…
