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Generational shift threatens global progress against HIV
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Haiti has frequently been cited as one of the bright spots in the world’s battle against HIV/AIDS. The country, the poorest in the western hemisphere, saw its rate of new HIV infections plummet by more than 50 percent from 2004 to 2012. AIDS-related deaths have…
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Health High On The Summit Of The Americas Agenda For St. Kitts-nevis
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 13, 2015 (SKNIS): The continued upgrade of the Health Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis was brought to the forefront, as Minister of Foreign Affairs Honourable Mark Brantley addressed the recently held VII Summit of the Americas. “Health is inextricably linked to poverty and the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is fully cognisant that a…
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Medical Marijuana: The Myths And Realities
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, has been used for more than 3000 years for the treatment and management of pain, digestive issues, and psychological disorders. Despite the fact that marijuana is thought to be useful for treating several medical conditions and symptoms, there is great debate about its safety and efficacy. The FDA has not approved marijuana for any medical…
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Food safety – Everyone’s responsibility
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 7, 2015: “Food safety: from farm to plate, make food safe” is the theme of World Health Day 2015. On 7 April 2015, the Caribbean and the rest of the world will focus on the challenges and opportunities for food safety along the whole length of the food chain from production and transport, to preparation…
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Traditional herbal remedies harnessed to treat chikungunya in Antigua
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday March 31, 2015 – Last summer, 38-year-old Sira Berzas from Antigua and Barbuda was struck down with chikungunya, the mosquito-borne disease that has swept through the Caribbean infecting more than 800,000 people since it was first detected in the region in December 2013. The debilitating virus, which originated in Africa and derives its name from a word…
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Stem cell research and treatment facility to be established in St Kitts
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Plans are in the works to establish a stem cell research and treatment center in St Kitts in the near future. The plans were make public at a press conference organized by the St Kitts biomedical Research Foundation following the Foundation’s Strategy Conference on Reverse Aging Treatments in the presence of several international scientists and…
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GHESKIO Opens New Tuberculosis Hospital in Haiti
In a major advance in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis, the Haitian Study Group on Opportunistic Infections and Kaposi's Sarcoma, or GHESKIO, has opened a state-of-the-art hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to treat patients suffering from the disease. The hospital's opening comes five years after a catastrophic earthquake crippled Haiti's infrastructure and destroyed the five major TB hospitals in the capital city,…
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ECLAC, UNAIDS sign agreement to support regional response to HIV-AIDS
SANTIAGO, Chile, Mar. 26, CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Latin America aimed at promoting and facilitating cooperation on matters related to the regional response to HIV/AIDS. The MOU signed by ECLAC’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and César Núñez, regional director…
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Dietary Guidelines For Jamaica Established
KINGSTON, March 25, 2015 – Jamaica has joined six other Caribbean countries in implementing its own dietary guidelines with the aim of improving the nutritional well-being of citizens. The Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Jamaica, form part of efforts by the Government to provide nutrition and health-related recommendations to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyle in the population. The guidelines are…
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Tubercolosis (TB) is still a Health Threat In The Caribbean
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 23, 2015: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joins the Region in observing World Tuberculosis (TB) day. The Day is used to build public awareness that TB remains a major global health problem, responsible for illness among 9 million new people each year, and deaths of 1.5 million. Worldwide, TB ranks as the second leading…
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