Health Sector Development
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Securing CARICOM Citizens’ Human Rights and Ensuring Social Justice is the Highest Priority says CARICOM Chair
“Indeed, it is the aspiration of the Community that every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice; and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity.” CARICOM Chair (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Securing the safety and rights of every CARICOM citizen is the…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Second Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge| 22-23 November 2024 | Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Georgetown, Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 19 November 2024): Addressing the surge of crime in the Region continues to be a priority for CARICOM Heads of Government. It is against this backdrop that the leaders, policymakers, technocrats, specialists and stakeholders will gather for the Second Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge, 22-23…
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Identifying Strategic Solutions to tackle Crime and Violence is a priority for CARICOM – CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General
“CARICOM Heads of Governments expressed deep concern about the high levels of crime and violence in the Region, driven in part by firearms and ammunition trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and a breakdown of social structures, and the impact of crime and violence on young people and children.” – Dr Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana…
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Remarks by Dr Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, at 47th Meeting of the Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health | 27 – 28 September 2024 – Washington, D.C.
The Chairman of the Conference of Heads, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, recently signalled the concern of Heads of Governments when, four weeks ago, he delivered a statement encouraging citizens of CARICOM Member States to be vigilant following the Mpox outbreak, and as a Council of Health Ministers, it is incumbent upon us to establish a robust…
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Surge in Healthcare Worker Migration threatens Region’s Health Sector Development
“The migration of healthcare workers significantly impacts our health systems’ ability to provide quality and timely healthcare services. Therefore, policies to train and retain healthcare workers in the Region must be creative, robust and more responsive to the needs of our healthcare personnel.” – Dr Andy St Hilaire, Officer in Charge, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Dominica Friday 13…
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