BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on countries to accelerate efforts to achieve cervical cancer 2030 elimination targets in the Americas, including the Caribbean, warning that, with only five years remaining, the current pace puts reaching the goals at risk, despite progress in vaccination.

PARAMARIBO,  Suriname – Health Minister André Misiekaba is urging the population to take precaution after the country recorded one death and 134 cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus outbreak.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda government has agreed to contract over 100 nurses from Ghana, but insisted that it has not formally ended the programme where it has recruited health professionals from Cuba to work within the country’s healthcare system.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says there is no “imminent withdrawal” of St. Lucia students studying medicine in Cuba, amid concerns that the United States has called on Castries to stop sending students to the Caribbean country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness,  officially opened the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, enabling parents to remain close and to assist in their recovery. 

BASSETERRE, ST. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says he will be bringing to Cabinet, a submission to address the important matter of increasing the birth rate in St. Kitts and Nevis.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly one billion US dollars to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access healthcare.

CASTRIES,  St. Lucia – The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr Didacus Jules, says the presence and investment of the US-based World Pediatrics in regional hubs as well as its collaboration with ministries of health and clinical teams have transformed lives and strengthened systems in the sub-region.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has described her recent visit to Colombia as a “working” one intended to deepen existing collaboration and to gather practical building blocks for a renewed healthcare system in Suriname.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minster Phillip J Pierre has confirmed that the United States has called on St. Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – More than 100 health workers arrived here from Ghana on Monday night with Antigua and Barbuda saying their presence will go towards easing the staff shortage within the health sector.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Health Organization (WHO)  Tuesday urged Caribbean governments to significantly strengthen taxes on sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages amid concerns that these products are getting cheaper, due to consistently low tax rates in most countries.