PAHO calls for expanded access to diagnosis and treatment
In the run up to World Hepatitis Day (July 28) the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries to expand access to testing and…
Dominica International Airport advancing steadily, boosting economic hope
The Dominica International Airport is on track to become a pivotal hub in the Caribbean as work advances onsite. The project, funded by the country’s…
Africa news roundup
July 14-20,2024 Ghana Transport minister withdraws road regulation amendment LI The Ministry of Transport, earlier this week, laid before Parliament a legislative instrument (L.I) seeking…
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…