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Caribbean countries report end to mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis
– 17 countries in Americas may have eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission – U.N. BOGOTA, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the U.N. World Health Organization said on Monday. The countries were able to…
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Americas region free of rubella
The Americas region, which includes the Caribbean, has become the first region in the world to be declared free of the endemic transmission of rubella. The declaration of the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) was made by the International Expert Committee for Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Americas during a recent meeting of the Pan American…
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Caribbean commits to 75 percent reduction in new HIV infections by 2020
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Caribbean and Latin American countries have set new regional targets for 2020 aimed at reducing by 75 percent new HIV infections in adults and young people by 2020. During the second Latin American and Caribbean Forum on the HIV Continuum of Care––“Improving Combination HIV Prevention to Strengthen the Continuum of Prevention and Care”,…
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WHO says world on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine
CONAKRY, Guinea, Friday August 7, 2015 – A newly developed vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus is proving to be “highly effective”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The positive results were obtained during a trial of the VSV-EBOV vaccine in Guinea, one of the West African countries affected by the recent outbreak. “This is an extremely promising development,” said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret…
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PAHO/WHO issues warning as study shows high rates of harmful alcohol consumption in Caribbean
WASHINGTON, United States, Wednesday July 22, 2015 – Three CARICOM nations have been identified as having the highest rates of harmful alcohol consumption in the Americas, and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is recommending that countries limit availability, restrict marketing and increase taxes on alcohol. Releasing its first Regional Status Report on Alcohol and Health in the Americas…
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New task force to accelerate action to combat non-communicable diseases
WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday June 18, 2015 –A group of agencies concerned about the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on human and economic development has launched a new task force to accelerate multisectoral action for prevention and control of NCDs in the region. “Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic lung diseases are the leading killers in the Americas and around…
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NCDs under focus in Barbados
The Forum of ‘Key Stakeholders on NCDs: Advancing the NCD Agenda in the Caribbean’, now underway in Bridgetown, Barbados, is a high level meeting were health leaders from throughout the Caribbean are discussing actions to intensify efforts to tackle chronic diseases and their risk factors. According to the current trends, and despite the efforts implemented to reduce the impact of…
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Food safety: More than just a health threat
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. May 14, 2015. Foodborne illnesses are one of the most common public health issues in the Caribbean region, and have increased by 26% since 2010. The fact that thousands of people in the region become sick from tainted food each year demonstrates the need to further safeguard our food supply. In this regard, the Caribbean…
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New PAHO/WHO network will monitor women and newborns in the Caribbean and Latin America
Brasilia (PAHO/WHO) — ON average, approximately 16 women die every day in the Caribbean and Latin America from complications of pregnancy or childbirth, while 250 babies die each day before having reached 28 days of age. To gather information on the causes of these deaths and contribute to policies for their prevention, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)…
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Cholera coalition urges stepped-up support of water for Haiti
(PAHO/WHO) — On World Water Day 2015, the Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera in Hispaniola is calling for stepped-up support from the international community to help Haiti and the Dominican Republic end the cholera epidemic on their shared island. The Regional Coalition has been supporting efforts by the two countries to expand access to water and sanitation…
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