PAHO provides training to Caribbean laboratory technicians for cholera detection
According to a news release from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a virtual training, which took place from 14-16 February, focused on preparing national…
According to a news release from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a virtual training, which took place from 14-16 February, focused on preparing national…
Dr Michelle Sterling-Mills, medical officer of health in Westmoreland, is encouraging members of the public to screen for cancer to facilitate early detection. “Cancers remain…
According to a news release, students and staff at Ardenne High School in St Andrew will soon benefit from the establishment of a health and…
Ministers and representatives from 12 African countries have laid out their plans to end AIDS in children by 2030 under the Dar-es-Salaam Declaration for Action…
A new status report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that five billion people, globally, remain unprotected from harmful trans fat that increases their…
According to recent media reports, telecommunications company Konnexx Services Limited donated hygiene and sanitisation supplies valued over $10 million to Jamaica’s health system. The items…
An estimated five million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between five and 24 years lost their…
The Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant which has been identified in more than 25 countries, including the US and UK, is the most transmissible yet, says the…
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that the number of young people under age 20 with diabetes in the United States is…
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancers, diabetes, heart disease and respiratory diseases, account for around 80 per cent of all deaths in the Americas. Yet, they…