WASHINGTON, Jamaica – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new initiative aimed at expanding access to non-communicable disease (NCD) services within primary health care systems.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands –The Cayman Islands government says with immediate effect it has reversed a policy banning people who had visited or lived in countries affected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease” from donating blood.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Wednesday expressed concern at the possibility of a dengue outbreak as the island records an increase in suspected cases.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday announced that Cuban doctor Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito has received its award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2023.

NEW YORK, New York – In the margins of the just concluded 78^th United Nations General Assembly, the government of Antigua and Barbuda hosted a breakfast meeting to bring awareness to challenges facing vision health.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Wednesday called on all stakeholders to adopt an integrated approach in the response to non-communicable diseases (NCD) as the twin island Federation joins the international community in observing “Global Week for Action on NCDs”.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ban on smoking and vaping while sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has declared a dengue outbreak with health officials saying that the island had surpassed the dengue epidemic threshold for July and August and is on a trajectory to do the same for September.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Access to swift and efficient medical attention for minor health issues is now available for patients with the opening of the Eureka Labs Urgent Care Clinic and Pharmacy, a first-of-its kind to be established in Guyana.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it has entered into a partnership with the Caribbean Med Labs Foundation, in launching the “Trust Every Result” campaign, an initiative aimed at transforming laboratory regulation in the Caribbean region.

NEW YORK, New York – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the global non-profit, FIND on Wednesday signed an agreement to expand access to essential medical diagnostic tests in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has reiterated its commitment to continue working closely with Member States, institutions, and other health partners to promote and advocate for health policies that will promote healthier communities for all citizens in the region.