KINGSTON, Jamaica – The first batch of nurses from the United States who will be participating in the Code Care Project recently arrived in the island.

WASHINGTON, DC –Canada is providing CAD$15 million (One CAD$=US$0.74 cents) towards a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiative to increase vaccine production capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, DC – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, Wednesday called on countries to implement the tools proven to keep communities safe, including vaccines, surveillance, mask wearing and social distancing, particularly in the run-up to the festive period amid concerns that the region is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for countries in the region to address inequalities that prevent progress towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, as it marked World AIDS Day.

WASHINGTON, DC - The New Jersey based Caribbean Medical Mission (CMM) has come in for much commendation for the community and international outreach they have undertaken over the past twenty-five years.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Mottley is anticipating that the establishment of a pharmaceutical industry here could provide as many as many as 5,000 jobs for Barbadians.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Ahead of World AIDS Day on Thursday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that progress in HIV prevention and treatment has nearly flatlined over the past three years, with many regions still not at pre-pandemic service coverage.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has launched the first CARICOM-approved health, safety, and environmental sanitation (HSE) hospitality standards to improve health, safety, and environmental quality in the regional hospitality sector, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government says it will undertake a fact-finding nationwide survey that will serve as a digital data collection tool imperative ahead of the imminent launch of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) project.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says the proposed introduction of paternity leave for fathers of newborns and family leave for adoptive parents bringing a new child into the home, is scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2023.

LIMA, Peru – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says health experts and partners from the Americas, including the Caribbean, involved in meningitis prevention, control and treatment have gathered here to develop a roadmap to defeat meningitis in the region by 2030.

UNITED NATIONS – The Haitian government has joined the United Nations and other humanitarian partners in launching a US$145.6 million appeal to support its country’s emergency cholera response.