AfDB offers $150 million to help West Africa handle Ebola fallout: Le Monde
From Reuters (Reuters) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) told West African countries hardest hit by an Ebola epidemic they were willing to give $150 million to help balance their public finances, but they must first show they are doing…
One-third of Alzheimers’ cases preventable, says research
From Caribbean360 CAMBRIDGE, England, Thursday July 24, 2014 – With cases of Alzheimer’s disease on the rise in the Caribbean and elsewhere, research from Britain’s Cambridge University indicating that one-in-three cases of the illness worldwide is preventable is welcome news….
Chikungunya virus reported in Cuba amid Caribbean outbreak
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From News Daily Cuban health authorities confirmed six cases of the mosquito-born chikungunya virus Wednesday, the latest in a spate of Caribbean countries reporting the fever-causing disease in their backyard. The health ministry said that most…
Caribbean chikungunya cases top 170,000
By Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer From CIDRAP News The number of chikungunya cases in parts of the Caribbean continued to surge last week, pushing past 170,000 cases, with the first cases confirmed in El Salvador, west of the main outbreak…
Alice Jane Ebanks retires from Public Health
After more than 42 years serving the Cayman Islands community as a public health nurse, Alice Jane Ebanks is hanging up her stethoscope. One of the longest-serving Cayman Islands Hospital employees will not be spending her upcoming free time resting,…
