BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will  host the 69th annual health research conference of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in May.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is is working on a project with Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen actions against obesity in the region, which has the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity in the world.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says that its Regional Revolving Funds to assist countries in the Americans including the Caribbean, had increased its investments in vaccines, medicines, and health technologies last year as compared to 2023.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has joined other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders in defending the Cuban health brigade after the United States announced the expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export program.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, Tuesday said obesity has emerged as a significant concern in Guyana, with rates steadily increasing among both adults and children.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - The Suriname government has given the green light to a local company in partnership  with an Indian based entity to construct a private hospital on Commissaris Roblesweg in the capital.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says the United States should treat the Caribbean with ‘some degree’ of respect rather that threatening the region over the survival of its healthcare systems.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take note of the increase cases of measles.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Mayor of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Andrew Swaby, says downtown Kingston could be on the brink of a health crisis due to the constant overflow of sewage in several sections of the city. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Regional Nursing Body (RNB) is on a trajectory to improve health outcomes for the people of the Caribbean Community through harmonising standards, training, and assessment tools for nurses. 

PORT OF SPAN, Trinidad – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers met on Friday to discuss the decision by the United States to revoke the visas of foreign government officials whose countries employ Cuban doctors and nurses.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – By 2028, the government will have constructed and operationalized 12 state-of-the-art regional hospitals, delivering world-class healthcare services to residents in Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Eight, and Nine, President Irfaan Ali has promised.