GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Local health and mosquito-control officials have confirmed the Cayman Islands’ first imported case of Oropouche virus disease. This discovery has sparked calls for the public to bolster their defenses against vector-borne diseases.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says approximately 5, 100 people die annually in the Caribbean from HIV-related causes and that one-third of the HIV cases are identified in advanced stage.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Health authorities say that over the past few weeks several adults and children in St. Kitts-Nevis have been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis (AGE), a common infectious disease syndrome marked by irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have formally signed an agreement aimed at strengthening and improving the island’s sole general public hospital.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A new study has found a continuing high incidence of alcohol, cannabis and tobacco use by Jamaicans over the past seven years.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says starting in the first quarter of 2025, through its Regional Revolving Funds, that it will provide countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, with affordable access to the vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of pediatric hospitalization and death from respiratory infections during the first six months of life. 

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Health authorities say two people have been placed in isolation amid fears that they may have contracted measles from their return from areas known to have measles circulating.

Jamaica’s Honourary Consul in Philadelphia Mr. Christopher Chaplin has lauded the members of the Caribbean Medical Missions (CMM) for their over twenty years of service to the Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Bridging the gap between new HIV science and providing quality service delivery to communities will be the focus of the regional workshop titled “Uniting Science and Communities to Accelerate HIV Response in the Caribbean”, which will be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago, on Monday and Tuesday. 

WASHINGTON, DC – The prevalence of diabetes in the Caribbean is as high as 20 per cent of the adult population, according to a new study released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WASHINGTON, DC - Trinidad and Tobago is the only Caribbean country named by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which is assisting 10 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) strengthen ethics in health research.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says eight Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  countries are to benefit from the second round of funding under its  Pandemic Fund (PF).