KINGSTON, Jamaica – Amid confirmation of the first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Brazil, Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is intensifying its efforts to keep the virus at bay. The ministry, through its Veterinary Services Division (VSD), has adopted a strict prevention strategy to protect the local poultry industry from the highly contagious Avian Influenza virus.

While traveling, Natasha Acoff experienced numbness on her left side, leading to an ER visit and a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. Given a pamphlet on the disease, she recalled feeling terrified for her future.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Friday said that across Haiti, access to healthcare is shrinking and that the situation is particularly acute in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area, where 42 per cent of the healthcare facilities remain closed.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) has called for more to be done at the primary health care level to tackle hypertension in the Americas.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The 69th annual health research conference of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Pubic Health Agency (CARPHA) began here on Thursday, with delegates being told that the region has made some advances in improving mental health care, particularly in mental health legislation.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday said that at least 14 out of the 39 countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, lack sufficient doctors, nurses, and midwives to meet the health needs of their populations.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAH) says three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Two projects aimed at strengthening the Caribbean’s ability to combat the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been launched here.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on Caribbean and other countries to strengthen efforts and revitalize strategies to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination in the region of the Americas.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government Wednesday signed a 15-year collaboration and licensing agreement with the Mount Sinai International that will allow for the General Hospital here to become an affiliate US-based medical institution.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The three-day Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) health research conference aimed at addressing pressing health challenges and seek actionable solutions gets underway here on Wednesday.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia has become the first country in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to fully implement the regional Enhancing Health Infrastructure and Resilience project.