KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says a field hospital is scheduled to arrive within the next 24 hours for deployment to the town of Black River in the southern parish of St. Elizabeth.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government Friday said it has signed an “historic” memorandum of understanding with Ghana aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the health sector through the temporary deployment of Ghanaian registered nurses to Grenada.

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.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Blood Bank on Friday sent a critical donation of 51 units of red cells and 72 units of plasma to the National Blood Transfusion Service in Jamaica. 

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.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Monday said that 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are updating strategies and technical capacity to manage and safely dispose of medical waste like syringes, used laboratory and biological products and electronic parts.

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 – A new study has found that a significant number of children and adolescents across the Caribbean are experiencing high levels of symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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.