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...

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.

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.

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

St. George's - Aug 28, 2014 - The Grenadian Health Ministry is reporting confirmation of twelve (12) cases of Chikungunya on the mainland.

Aug. 8, 2014 - The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) said it is monitoring the global situation closely with regards to the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Central and West Africa.

June 15, 2014 - The Vienna-based biotech company Themis Bioscience GmbH today received the interim results of a phase 1 clinical study of its Chikungunya fever prophylactic vaccine. The study was carried out on 42 subjects in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, 'AKH') and confirms the expectations pinned on the vaccine: it not only proved to be well tolerated and safe, but also exhibited the required immune response in the form of neutralizing antibodies. Even the lowest doses used showed to be effective, and increasing doses led to respective stronger immune responses in the study subjects.  

Port-of-Spain -- March 5, 2013 -- This country and the Caribbean’s first set of sextuplets — three boys and three girls — were successfully delivered yesterday in a 40-minute Caesarean section by a team of 18 obstetricians led by Consultant Obstetrician Dr Bharat Bassaw at the Mount Hope Women’s Hospital.

Phoenix - Aug. 30, 2012 - Winners Development, LLC, today announced a partnership with American World Clinics (AWC) to jointly develop an international medical center in the nation of Barbados. The $100 million project will be located on a 21.5 acre site in St. Peters, Barbados and represents AWC's first site in a global development program for the export of American medicine to the international community.

Washington, D.C., 27 June 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — A number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean—including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua and Uruguay—have made major progress in expanding the availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for people with HIV, saving the lives of thousands and preventing many new infections, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reports in a series of country-specific data analyses published this week.

April 27, 2012 - In Antigua and Barbuda there was a ground breaking ceremony for The Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean on the campus of Mount St. John's Medical Centre. The cancer facility, in conjunction with Mount St. John's Medical Centre, will provide comprehensive medical, radiation and surgical oncology services.

Coral Springs, Fla. - April 24, 2012 - MEI Healthcare Inc., a leading provider of healthcare strategies and equipment solutions for medical facilities around the world, is partnering with the government of Antigua and Barbuda, the governments of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Global Health Partners, Ltd., to begin construction of The Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean at Mount St. John Medical Centre in St. John, Antigua. Groundbreaking for the new $13.5 million (EC dollars) facility will take place Thursday, April 26.

April 22, 2012 - Regional Health leaders will gather in Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday 26th April for the Official Ground Breaking Ceremony to signal the start of construction of The Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean at the Mount St. John Medical Centre facility.

George Town, Cayman - April 17, 2012 - The Minister of Health the Hon. Mark Scotland, JP, has this morning (Monday, 16 April) declared open the 20th Meeting of Chief Medical Officers. The two-day CARICOM event, held for the first time in the Cayman Islands, will see chief medical officers and other officials from 12 Caribbean territories and countries discuss regional health issues.