HAMILTON, Bermuda – Health Minister, Kim Wilson, is urging Bermudians to take a flu shot and adopt more precaution as the British Oversees Territory report an unusually high number of fever and respiratory illnesses including the newest variant, Human Metapneumovirus.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government has terminated its agreement with a company in the United States  that was contracted to develop the framework for the island’s  implementation of a National Health Insurance plan aimed at strengthening and improving the healthcare system and services.

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has underscored the need to prioritize primary health care to advance toward universal health in the Americas.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government on Monday said it expects more than 600 jobs will be available when it hosts the two-day Health & Wellness Career Expo & Employment Fair that gets underway on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched an interactive dashboard to monitor avian influenza A(H5N1) cases in the Americas including the Caribbean.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize says it has been monitoring the spread of the New World Screwworm in Central America for two years and have increased the threat level to extremely high.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Committee of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVO) is advising regional countries to intensify efforts to prevent the entry of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) in the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations top expert on human rights in Haiti, William O’Neill, Friday condemned the “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country,  warning that medical facilities were already “near collapse”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health  has confirmed two adult cases of the Oropouche virus disease (OROV) in Barbados.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging Caribbean countries to enhanced their surveillance amid reports of increases in respiratory illnesses including human metapneumovirus (HMPV).

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for the urgent protection of medical facilities and health services as violence continues to escalate across Haiti.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Health City Cayman Islands has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in regional orthopedic care by performing the English-speaking Caribbean’s first robotic knee replacement surgery using the state-of-the-art Smith & Nephew CORI Surgical System.