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UNDP and Global Fund sign a new $7 million grant to address human rights barriers to HIV services in eight Caribbean countries
New York- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund have signed a new US$7 million grant to address human rights barriers to HIV services in eight Caribbean countries – Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The funds will focus on promoting and protecting human rights and access to HIV services for key…
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Caribbean declared measles free
WASHINGTON, United States CMC — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the Americas including the Caribbean, is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, including pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and even death. “This achievement culminates a 22-year effort involving mass vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella throughout the…
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PANCAP Convenes Governance Meetings in Guyana
The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will convene the Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Executive Board and the Twelfth Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Global Fund Projects on 7 – 8 September 2016 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Guyana. Senator the Honourable Mary Isaac, Minister for Health and Wellness of Saint Lucia will chair these meetings.…
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Guyana to host PANCAP meetings
Among issues to be discussed by the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) are the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis. According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Guyana has been recognized as having one of the most successful Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs and is one of three countries being…
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CARPHA Must Receive Zika Blood Samples Within 5 Days of First Symptom
With growing concerns over more people being infected with the Zika virus, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has said Zika blood samples, for laboratory confirmation, must be taken and sent to the agency no more than five days from the onset of the first sign of illness. Based on the technology the agency uses to perform the Zika tests,…
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Jamaica participates in clinical trials for Zikv
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials in the drive to find a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus (ZIKV). Addressing a Ministry of Health/Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Parish Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in St. Elizabeth on July 21, the Minister…
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Nine per cent rise in new HIV infections in Caribbean
This was the view of the United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene who was speaking from Durban, South Africa, where more than 18,000 scientists, practitioners and members of civil society are meeting at the 21st International AIDS Conference. Dr. Greene was referring to the recent 2016 Prevention Gap report issued by the Joint United…
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Action being taken on health to safeguard Community
Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Dominica Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said Wednesday that the issue of health was of major concern to CARICOM Heads, particularly as it related to non-Communicable Diseases. The CARICOM Chairman was speaking at a press conference at the conclusion of the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of the CARICOM Heads…
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Ageing, NCDS and Technology: SVG Prime Minister tells Community to pay attention
Ageing, its relationship with chronic non-communicable diseases and technology, was among the issues St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, called attention to yesterday, 4 July ,at the opening of the 37th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government. The Prime Minister who entreated the Community to look at the issue of ageing said that the Caribbean…
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Warning for Caribbean countries as a result of food-borne illnesses
NASSAU, Bahamas, Jul 2, CMC – A senior official of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the economic costs associated with food-borne illnesses in the Caribbean are “very high” and can range anywhere from two to US$40 million annually. “When we look at the Caribbean, the average annual cost associated with food-borne illnesses is $21 million. That is…
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