GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony Wednesday said that Guyana through the National Public Health Reference Lab (NPHRL), is now providing the World Health Organization (WHO) with samples to help design influenza vaccines.

BRADES, Montserrat – The Montserrat government says it has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with a St. Lucia-based construction company to build the third phase of the New National Hospital of Montserrat project.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica has entered into a partnership with the Philippines, which will provide for greater collaboration between the countries in addressing human resources challenges in healthcare.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging Latin America and Caribbean governments to prioritize access to essential cancer medicines, supplies, and equipment.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Health says the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) recently received accreditation from the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) as a National Influenza Centre (NIC) and has become a member of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Health Minister, Kim Wilson, is urging Bermudians to take a flu shot and adopt more precaution as the British Oversees Territory report an unusually high number of fever and respiratory illnesses including the newest variant, Human Metapneumovirus.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday  issued an epidemiological alert  regarding yellow fever in the Americas following the recent increase in confirmed human cases in several countries in the region and a change in the geographic distribution of the disease.

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday called for increased efforts to eliminate these diseases, which affect more than 50 million people in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government on Monday said it expects more than 600 jobs will be available when it hosts the two-day Health & Wellness Career Expo & Employment Fair that gets underway on Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The  National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is warning Jamaicans about the dangers of alcohol misuse after new evidence shows a direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health authorities are urging people in Trinidad and Tobago to refrain from eating Giant African Snails, amid newspaper reports that the snails were being consumed and becoming a delicacy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Committee of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVO) is advising regional countries to intensify efforts to prevent the entry of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) in the Caribbean.