Health
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Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean “Low” says CARPHA, but Preparation Needed
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 06, 2014: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) being imported to the Caribbean is low. Executive Director of CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales said “There have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the Caribbean, and overall, the risk of becoming infected with the Ebola virus…
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PANCAP Partners Collaborate on Development of Operational Plan
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The structure established to pave the way for an AIDS-free Caribbean is getting an operational plan. Representatives from regional support agencies within the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) met 24 and 25 July to develop the first biennial operational plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF)…
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SASOD Honoured with 2014 Red Ribbon Award
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Guyana-based Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) was honoured with the 2014 Red Ribbon Award for Advocacy and Human Rights at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, July 20, 2014. The Red Ribbon Award is the world's leading award for innovative and outstanding community work in the response to the HIV…
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PANCAP Shocked and Saddened by Loss of Colleagues on Flight MH17
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) says it is deeply saddened that a number of great friends in the fight against HIV may have been lost in the devastating crash of Malaysia flight MH17 last week. “I am deeply shocked by this tragic news. I pray for the family of our…
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Haiti, Turks and Caicos Close to Signing MoU on Migration Issues
The Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti are close to signing a memorandum of understanding to deal with the continued problem of irregular migration from Haiti to the TCI, according to Minister of Border Control and Labour Ricardo Gardiner. Speaking at the 2014 budget address, the Minister said the two sides had produced the final draft of a memorandum of…
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Migrant Awareness Raising Sessions Held in Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first of a series of training sessions intended to heighten awareness of risk factors affecting mobile and migrant populations in Guyana was held here on 24 and 25 June 2014. The participants of these sessions include those who interface with migrant populations—healthcare workers, immigration officers, members of the police force and military, staff…
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PAHO and UNAIDS Convene Meetings in Georgetown
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and youth across the region was a major agenda item when the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) convened a three-day meeting in Georgetown last week. The meeting also…
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Caribbean nationals urged to reduce salt intake
UNITED NATIONS, CMC — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has urged Caribbean nationals and others in the Americas to decrease salt intake to help reduce hypertension – the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. “Salt reduction is recognised as the most cost-effective intervention for population-based prevention of hypertension, and it is one of the WHO (World Health Organisation) best…
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Dominican Republic Gets $100 Million Loan For Health Sector
The Dominican Republic will soon be receiving a $100 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank following its approval this week. The loan aims to boost health care in the country through “investments designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of spending in the sector and improving the quality of services aimed at the country’s poorest people,” according to a…
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