MIAMI — As the U.S. continues to enforce strict travel restrictions on travelers from China over the coronavirus outbreak, an increasing number of Caribbean nations
Read more
Heat Wave Warning Has Experts Worried About The Elderly
WASHINGTON — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning people in the Caribbean that they are at risk for heat strokes and even death
Read more
Domestic Violence Takes A Downtick In Latin America; Rises In Dominican Republic
BOGOTA — Domestic violence against women may have declined over the past 20 years in seven countries in the Americas, though the problem remains rife
Read more
HURRICANE RECOVERY: BVI Moving Steadily With Restoration … Even In Virgin Gorda
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] VIRGIN GORDA — The British Virgin Islands sustained widespread damage as a result of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
Read more
CARPHA: Dengue Cases Increasing In Latin America … Caribbean Region Could Be Next
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] PORT OF SPAIN — While Chikungunya and Zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016, are not expected back
Read more
PAHO Comes To Aid of BVI To Help It Remove Solid Waste After Destruction of Hurricane Irma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is providing additional support to the recovery of the BVI’s Health Sector through funding from
Read more
PAHO Says We Must Redouble Efforts To Eradicate Measles After Vaccine Deniers Allow Disease To Come Back
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] WASHINGTON — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging Caribbean countries to redouble efforts to vaccinate their populations in
Read more
BVI To Repair Homes For Elderly in Virgin Gorda and Tortola Destroyed By Hurricane Irma, Thanks To PAHO
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands — Elderly homes on Tortola and Virgin Gorda will soon undergo needed emergency repairs to their structures which sustained extensive
Read more
WHO and PAHO Urge The Caribbean and Latin America To Take ‘Specific Steps’ Now To Prevent Violence Against Women
[ad name=”HTML-68″] BRIDGETOWN — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) are urging health services in the Caribbean and Latin America
Read more
NOBLE GOAL ACHIEVED: Six Caribbean States and Territories Eliminate Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
[ad name=”HTML-68″] GENEVA — Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis were today certified by the World Health Organization
Read more