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.

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).

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts-Nevis government has described as “baseless and misleading” allegations that the JNF General Hospital is “infested by rats”.

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”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Kitt-Nevis have in 2023 to have exceeded the vaccination coverages reported in 2019, prior to the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday said it has signed an agreement establishing a mental health chatline as a show of commitment to providing accessible and effective remote mental health services tailored specifically for adolescents and youth.