WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has awarded Haitian medical practitioner, Dr. Jean-Patrick Alfred, of Haiti, with the PAHO Award for Management and Leadership in Health Services 2024.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says on a yearly basis, the country could experience as many as 400 attempted suicides annually.

WASHINGTON, DC – A study by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has revealed significant barriers in access to essential hypertension medications across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

WASHINGTON, DC - St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has held talks with the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbisa da Silva, on the urgent need to fortify public health systems across Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana –  Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell has urged all citizens across the region to remain alert by staying informed through updates from CARPHA and local health authorities regarding mpox and its transmission.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica health authorities say they have not approved  psilocybin mushroom-containing products for use here and are warning that the drug and its byproducts “can be dangerous to one’s health”.

NEW YORK, New York – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Monday signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) aimed at improving regulatory harmonization and convergence in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, has announced that increased health monitoring is being undertaken at ports of entry to guard against Mpox.

HAVANA, Cuba – The Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, has issued a Level two Travel health notice for travelers heading to Cuba due to an outbreak of the Oropouche virus.

BRIDGETOWN , Barbados - The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has raised alarm over the increasing incidence of HIV among young people in the Caribbean, highlighting that countries like Guyana and Suriname report alarming rates of 14%, while Barbados sees numbers as high as 37%.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago recorded its 13th dengue related death with health authorities saying Friday that the number of cases had surpassed 1,300.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr. Christopher  Tufton says surveillance at the island’s ports of entry has been heightened in response to the growing threat of mpox.