KINGSTON, Jamaica - New research has yielded promising results for more effective treatment and management options for patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes.
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Glaucoma poses a significant threat to eyesight if left undetected and untreated. According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, approximately 10% of the general U.S. population is affected by this genetically influenced condition, with a higher prevalence among African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians.
WASHINGTON, DC – In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reiterated its call to countries in the region to intensify efforts and actions to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vector that transmits dengue fever.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has entered into a new partnership agreement with the US-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help strengthen equitable access to childhood cancer medications for children in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
WASHINGTON, DC – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, on Friday said strategies to expand Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, combined with innovative screening and early treatment have made cervical cancer the first cancer in the world that can realistically be eliminated.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is making available a loan totaling US$9.97 million to Grenada to improve the island’s overall health infrastructure.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging people to protect themselves against the adverse health effects of a Saharan dust plume covering many parts of the Caribbean.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) has welcomed the publication of the island’s first national plan to combat cancer through prevention, early detection and treatment, describing it as a “as “significant advancement in Bermuda’s healthcare landscape”.
NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American New York State Assemblyman, Brian Cunningham, has vowed never to support the closure of SUNY Downstate in Central Brooklyn in the heart of the Caribbean community there.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – A planned upgrade of the St. Lucia health systems , made possible through a US$9.86 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), will begin shortly following a launch on Thursday.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has called on parents in the twin island Federation to understand the procedure to secure financial assistance from the Children’s Medical Fund.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government is providing more than one billion dollars for the country’s National HIV/AIDS Response in Jamaica Project as it seeks to further decrease infections in high-risks group.
OLSO, Norway – The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing regional epidemic and pandemic preparedness.
- PAHO Releases Toolkit to Assist Regional Healthcare Teams in Improving Management of Cardiovascular and Hypertension
- Webinar to Discuss Cancer Control in Latin America and the Caribbean Scheduled for February 8th
- PAHO and International Hospital Federation Sign Agreement to Strengthen Hospital Management in the Region
- Jamaica's Health Minister Points to Need to Improve the Public Health Care System