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Region Hits 95 Per Cent Childhood Vaccination Target

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Childhood vaccination coverage across the Caribbean has reached the 95 per cent regional target, rising from 92 per cent in 2022, in what health officials describe as a major step forward in protecting populations from vaccine-preventable diseases.

PAHO Assistant Director Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas during the launch of Vaccination Week.

WHO Certifies The Bahamas For Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana-based Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Friday congratulated The Bahamas after it became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to be certified by Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for achieving the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (EMTCT).

CARPHA Holding 70th Annual Meeting in Guyana

GEORGETOWWN, Guyana – The 70th annual meeting of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) began here on Wednesday with Guyana indicating that it is prepared to assist regional countries in the area of telemedicine as well as the implementation of artificial intelligence in healthcare delivery.

CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, listens attentively as President Irfaan Ali addresses opening of CARPHA’s 70th annual meeting in Guyana.

Caribbean Health Ministers Meeting in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) began a meeting here on Tuesday against the background that the discussions will consider several longstanding priorities, most critically, the sustainability of the health workforce.

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