KINGSTON, Jamaica– Jamaica on Friday confirmed its first locally transmitted Monkeypox virus case, bringing to three, the overall number of cases of the virus on the island.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has established a special unit to accommodate anyone who might be subdued to the global Monkeypox virus locally.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO), has declared the monkeypox outbreak at global health emergency.     

WASHINGTON, DC -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published updated recommendations on the treatment of leishmaniasis, a neglected infectious disease that, in its most serious form, and if left untreated, is fatal in 90 percent of cases.

KINGSTON, Jamaica -Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, has expressed concern about the island’s declining birth rate stating that it could have an adverse impact on the development of various sectors of the country, including its labor force and overall competitiveness.

GENEVA – The first World Health Organization (WHO) report on the health of refugees and migrants shows poorer health outcomes for many vulnerable ones from the Caribbean.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Although Trinidad and Tobago has so far not recorded any cases of monkeypox, the twin-island nation has ordered 2,000 doses of vaccine to fight the virus from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh disclosed on Wednesday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is warning that the COVID-19 BA.5 variant will cause a massive increase in COVID-19 cases across the region.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda has become the latest Caribbean country to confirm a case of the Monkeypox virus, while St. Lucia said it is monitoring six suspected cases, including four with no travel history out of the island.

DAKAR, Senegal – The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday urged countries, including those in the Caribbean, to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of Monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin color or religion of the affected population”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –A new report on the global HIV response released on Wednesday shows that during the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government will increase access to mental health services for young people under its revised 2017-2030 National Youth Policy, according to Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams.