HealthCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2021-05-10
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HealthCaribbean Weekday is a weekly #PHC #Health #Newsletter published on Mondays which depicts current happenings in the #Caribbean #Healthcare Sector, of interest to healthcare providers, investors & suppliers.
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Rowley, US officials discuss COVID vaccine redistribution
Port of Spain – On the same day that the United States announced that it plans to share millions of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with other countries, the government has sought to assure that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is in ongoing talks with the US on vaccine redistribution. A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday noted that Rowley, who is also the …
Carib’n country asks for BVI’s unwanted COVID vaccines
Amid widespread refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccines that have been given to the BVI, the government will consider giving it to a neighbouring Caribbean country that has asked for the territory…
PAHO calls for countries with extra vaccines to donate to region
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa Etienne, is calling for countries with extra doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to consider donating a “significant portion” to the Americas. She said that “these...
Caribbean to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Africa
Faced with an acute shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc Thursday night announced that it would be buying some of the jab from Africa through a South A…
Barbados setting up fund to buy COVID-19 vaccines
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A national vaccine fund will be launched soon to secur...
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