Mobile app ‘revolutionises’ access to HIV testing in Jamaica
Health Connect Jamaica, a project of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has launched a mobile app aimed…
UN and EU appeal for urgent support for Haiti
Senior officials from the United Nations and the European Union (EU) have appealed for urgent international support for Haiti, declaring that the “multifaceted humanitarian catastrophe”…
John Procope’s daring quest to conquer the treacherous channel
To John Procope: May the currents yield to your will, and may your strokes carve a path through history. May the currents carry you toward…
Anguilla pledges hurricane aid to Grenada And St. Vincent And The Grenadines
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states stand united in the face of Hurricane Beryl’s catastrophic damages. The Government of Anguilla has announced…
Ultrasound screening often misses endometrial cancer in Black females
A new report found that a common screening technique used to assess the risk of endometrial cancer (EC) may be less effective among Black women….
Hurricane Beryl depowers most of Jamaica
Hundreds of thousands of homes in Jamaica remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. The category four storm – one of the most…
Africa news roundup
June 30, 2024-July 6, 2024 Ghana NAPO selected as running mate for NPP Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has chosen…
Caribbean countries pressing forward with citizenship by investment programmes
The Caribbean countries offering Citizenship by Investment Programmes are moving quickly to implement the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The signatories of the MOA are Antigua…
Adults at risk for diseases due to physical inactivity
New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in…
Planetary Health Diet reduces early death and helps planet
The American Journal for Clinical Nutrition, in a recent study, found that individuals who most closely adhered to the Planetary Health Diet were at a…