In July, 2024, Jonathan Burke, an executive member of the Jamaica Stroke Alliance, revealed some disturbing data. He said the leading cause of health-related death in Jamaica is a stroke, with 10,000 people suffering a neurovascular incident every year. 

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government has announced what it termed “important changes”  to the Cuban Workers Programme following a request made by the United States to review the programme.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As the Caribbean marks Caribbean Wellness Day, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is reaffirming its commitment to tackling the region’s persistent health crisis caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of the UN’s health agency in the region.

UNITED NATIONS – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, is urging governments, civil society, and private sector partners to intensify efforts to prevent suicide and expand access to mental health care across the Americas.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Secretariat Friday said several Caribbean clinical health workers will assemble in Miami next week for a high-impact Strengthening HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Training Programme.

WASHINGTON, DC - A new report Monday warned that the failure to build resilience within primary health care (PHC) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) could lead to significant preventable losses in both lives and long term economic development.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Health on Friday launched the 2025 Influenza Vaccine.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda has launched an island-wide campaign aimed at reducing the high prevalence of rodents in communities across the island.

WASHINGTON, DC– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has unveiled a five-year strategic plan that sets out a “bold agenda” towards advancing health and well-being across the Americas, including the Caribbean.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health on Saturday revealed that three confirmed cases of Mpox, formerly called Monkeypox disease, have been identified in three adults since August .

ADDIS ABABA – The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett has reaffirmed the Community’s commitment to advancing health as a cornerstone of sustainable development.