BELMOPAN, Belize – Health authorities say they have discovered falsified Tylenol at various supermarkets across the country and are urging the population to be wary of the situation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados' Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed a dengue fever outbreak.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday announced that Cuban doctor Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito has received its award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2023.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Eighteen specialty nurses from Ghana are scheduled to arrive in The Bahamas by the end of October to help relieve the shortage of nurses.

GENEVA – The World Health organization (WHO) has recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ban on smoking and vaping while sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it intends to provide an estimated J$200 million (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) as part of the efforts to combat the spread of the dengue virus.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 1, CMC – Director of Health Services, Planning and Integration Dr. Nadine Williams is warning Jamaicans against using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, diclofenac and ibuprofen, in the treatment of dengue symptoms.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it has entered into a partnership with the Caribbean Med Labs Foundation, in launching the “Trust Every Result” campaign, an initiative aimed at transforming laboratory regulation in the Caribbean region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICM) Secretariat says it is launching a survey on the mental health and well-being issues experienced by young people across the region.

 WASHINGTON, Jamaica – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new initiative aimed at expanding access to non-communicable disease (NCD) services within primary health care systems.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands –The Cayman Islands government says with immediate effect it has reversed a policy banning people who had visited or lived in countries affected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease” from donating blood.