New targets set for controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean – PAHO
From Caribbean360 MEXICO CITY, Mexico, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Latin America and the Caribbean have established new targets for expanding diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment (ART) and reducing patients’ viral loads by the year 2020. The…
Guyana ranks second highest for maternal deaths in Caribbean – UN report
From Caribbean Tracker A new United Nations (UN) data report shows that Guyana is among five countries in the region with the highest Maternal Mortality Rate and among six nations where the rate has increased significantly between 1990 and 2013….
Non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean
Regional Status Report Launch: The Response to NCDs in the Caribbean Community (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Bridgetown, Barbados) A major step towards the reduction of Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was made today with the launch of the Regional Status…
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Cayman bank refuses to process former FIFA VP’s payments According to a report by the UK’s Daily Telegraph, former FIFA Vice-President, Jack Warner, is alleged to have been personally paid approx. $1.2M by a firm controlled by a former Qatari…
Caribbean healthcare providers should test high-risk patients for kidney disease – PAHO
From Caribbean360 The Washington-based health care organization on Wednesday called on Caribbean healthcare providers to test high-risk patients for signs of kidney disease. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday March 13, 2014, CMC – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) has expressed…
Caribbean first region to be measle-free
From Jamaican Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says there has been no endemic transmission of measles in the Americas, including the Caribbean, since 2002. PAHO said since Venezuela reported the last case in 2001,…
Caribbean must adopt laws to control tobacco epidemic – PAHO
From Caribbean360 PAHO, the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), applying large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging could help prevent one million deaths annually. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC –…
OAS, PAHO to offer health and research scholarships in the Caribbean
From Caribbean360 The organizations will provide scholarships for training, undergraduate, graduate programmes and/or research at universities or institutions of higher education. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Monday February 17, 2014, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Pan-American…
