Health
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Thousands of chikungunya cases in region
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March (CMC) – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) says there are reports of new cases of the chikungunya virus in the Caribbean. The ECDPC said in the past week, 293 new cases of chikungunya have been reported in the region, with confirmed ones in St Martin (French), Martinique, St Barthélemy and Guadeloupe. New cases…
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CARIBBEAN-HEALTH -Caribbean urged to invest in prevention and care for hearing loss
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations health agency is calling on Caribbean and other governments around the world to invest in hearing care, as a new survey finds that many countries lack the capacity According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about half of all cases of hearing loss worldwide are easily prevented or treated. However, a report published…
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CXC managed nursing exams set for October 2014
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of National Nursing Councils of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) met recently in Barbados to complete the final review of the process to launch the CXC managed Regional Examination for Nurse Registration (RENR) in October 2014. With the recent growth of training opportunities in the field, nursing stakeholders…
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CARICOM, UNFPA and Government of Trinidad and Tobago Unite to tackle Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador John W. Ashe, President of the 68th Session of the General Assembly, and Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund will lead a high level delegation to Trinidad and Tobago for a regional consultation on adolescent pregnancy. The purpose of the consultation is to explore the opportunities and challenges…
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Commit to move from Promise to Reality: Justice for all in ‘A Community for All’ MESSAGE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2013
As we commemorate World AIDS Day on 1 December and its significance, we do so at a time when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in its fortieth year of existence, has renewed and heightened its focus on its reason for being. A Community for All is much more than a tagline! Rather, it reflects the “lifeline” extended to us by the…
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PANCAP highlights reduction in new HIV/AIDS infections in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There has been a reduction in the number of new HIV infections annually in the Caribbean. This was among some of the gains in managing HIV/AIDS highlighted by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV AIDS (PANCAP) meeting of National AIDS Programme Managers, Senior Health Officials and HIV and AIDS Regional partners held in Port-Spain,…
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SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HIV AND AIDS PLEADS FOR THE REMOVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY LAWS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) UN Secretary-General Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene, pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals. This plea was made in a congratulatory message read on the occasion of the launch of the book: HIV and Human Rights: Legal…
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PANCAP PARTNERS MEET TO STRENGTHEN CARIBBEAN AIDS RESPONSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Consensus on priority programmes and needs, and increased national leadership to sustain the regional AIDS response are among the expected outcomes of a meeting of national AIDS programme managers, donors and regional partners on October 21-23, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, in Port of Spain. With funding from the PANCAP Round 9 Global…
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Learn lesson from HIV & AIDS – PM Douglas urges Meeting on Non Communicable Diseases and Disability
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, on Monday called for bold actions to ensure that Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and disabilities are among the priorities in the post 2015-development agenda. The Prime Minister, who has responsibility for health, human resources and HIV in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Quasi Cabinet,…
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PANCAP Justice for All Programme is on the way
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) continues to marshal its forces to “beat back” the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS with the launch of its Justice for All Programme. The programme aims to build on initiatives to create a supportive environment for eliminating stigma and discrimination and for…
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