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PAHO Assisting Barbados With Ebola Action Plan

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:30:00 CST

Bridgetown - Nov. 6, 2014 - The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is assisting Government in an analysis of Barbados’ plan of action for the Ebola virus.

T&T to contribute US$100,000 to Ebola Fund

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:00:00 CST

Port-of-Spain - Nov. 4, 2014 - Trinidad and Tobago will put US$100,000 into a fund which has been set up by Caricom to fight the Ebola virus in affected West African countries.

CARICOM adopts 10-Point Action Plan to fight Ebola

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:00:00 CST

Nov. 4, 2014 - The Meeting of the Heads of Government adopted a 10-Point Plan of Action to Stop Ebola There and Here: strengthen effective, coordinated measures at ports of entry to prevent Ebola from entering our Community, including harmonising travel restrictions...

Caricom Heads to Meet on Ebola & Chikungunya

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:00:00 CST

Port-of-Spain - Nov. 3, 2014 - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will convene a special meeting in Trinidad tomorrow to discuss the Ebola virus, a global concern, and the chikungunya disease, a mostly non-fatal but debilitating illness that is at this time striking down communities in the Caribbean.

New Model for Low-Cost High-Quality Healthcare: The Cayman Islands?

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:00:00 CDT

Grand Cayman – October 28, 2014 — Health City Cayman Islands, a new, high-tech hospital in the Caribbean, is increasingly seen as a model for US health systems struggling to remain profitable in the face of razor-thin margins and declining reimbursement.

Jamaica: Cuba to the rescue - Neighbour to help Jamaica in Ebola fight

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:30:00 CDT

Kingston - Oct. 29, 2014 - (jamaica-gleaner.com) - Two Cuban experts will travel to Jamaica to conduct a two-week training programme for health-care and other frontline workers. Additionally, 30 Cuban health-care workers will arrive in Jamaica next month to work alongside Jamaica's health team and other Cuban health workers already in the island

Chik-V has not yet peaked, says C'bean health official

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:30:00 CDT

Oct. 29, 2014 - The Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. James Hospedales, says the chikungunya virus is yet to peak in the region.

BVI: Government committee drafts National Ebola Plan

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:00:00 CDT

Oct. 29, 2014 - The Virgin Islands now has a draft National Ebola Plan that was shared with relevant government agencies last week, according to a press release issued Monday.

CARICOM leads charge against Chikungunya, Ebola threat

Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:00:00 CDT

Oct. 3, 2014 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to be at the forefront of efforts to deal with the Chikungunya epidemic and the Ebola threat. CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, held discussions on the weekend with representatives of the governments of Brazil and Argentina on assistance for the Region, particularly in the fight against Chikungunya.

Barbados: Confirmed Chikungunya Cases Now At 40

Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:30:00 CDT

Bridgetown - Oct. 3, 2014 - The number of confirmed cases of chikungunya in Barbados now stand at 40.