BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – COVID-19 patients waiting too late to seek treatment for their symptoms is contributing to the increase in the death toll from the virus, Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic disclosed on Wednesday.
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Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), in observation of its 30th anniversary, has a packed schedule of activities slated to run from November 1 to December 10, 2021. The organization which opened its doors in November 1991, remains Jamaica’s largest and longest-serving institution which focuses on Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and human rights.
Dominican Republic to Limit Hospital Access for Undocumented Immigrants, Most of Whom are from Haiti
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) – Haiti’s neighbor, The Dominican Republic, plans to limit access to public hospitals for undocumented immigrants and review the visa status of students from neighboring Haiti, where authorities are struggling to tackle social unrest.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Psychiatric Hospital, where more than 100 cases had been detected in recent days.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking into the potential use of COVID-19 self-test kits locally for personal and firm-level surveillance or monitoring of the virus, according to Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has thanked “each and every Jamaican” after the country announced on Sunday that it had administered one million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as it implements measures aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic that has killed 2,275 and infected 89, 681 others since March last year.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health officials Monday blamed unvaccinated coronavirus (COVID-19) patients for the situation where all beds within the Intensive Care Units (ICU) of the various hospitals being occupied, reiterating the call for people to get vaccinated against the virus that has so far killed 1, 645 and infected 55, 681 others since March last year.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says there will be no further extension for travelers to take the second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine and that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the country.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On Monday Guyana said there will be no exceptions for persons awaiting their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine wanting to enter public buildings insisting that there is no shortage of vaccines in the country.
St. Vincent's Health Minister Urges Population to Get Vaccinated as Health System Comes Under Strain
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Health Minister St. Clair “Jimmy” Prince, has acknowledged that the health care system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is stretched, but coping amidst the latest surge in the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados on Thursday became equipped for a major push to reach its COVID-19 vaccination target, with the arrival of 70,200 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has signed a multi-million dollar contract with C&W Jamaica Limited to manage the private network services for the public health system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While overall vaccination coverage has reached 41 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean, surveillance will remain key to identifying new risks and responding to local infection hotspots, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said Wednesday.
