HealthCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2020-11-30
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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.
NEW YEAR SURGE - Ministry warns of possible collapse of health sector with virus cases to rise over Christmas
A huge spike in COVID-19 cases looms over the Christmas season, which could put pressure on hospital bed spaces, with males at a higher risk of dying if Jamaicans let down their guards against the coronavirus in the coming weeks, the health...
Jamaica to continue quarantine requirement for travellers
The Government has ruled out lifting mandatory quarantine requirement for international travellers, at least for now. A Pan American Health Organisation official has declared that the measure was not necessary. But both Health...
People dying of pancreatic cancer in Trinidad because of late detection
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) - More people are dying from pancreatic cancer in T&T than in the United States, although the rate of incidents for the disease are higher in the US where it is the 11th most common form of cancer. According to Dr Jordan M. Winter, a surgeon who has researched the disease, the higher mortality rate may have to do with the fact that pancreatic cancer is being detected here at a later stage Dr Winter, who will be making a presentation at today’s 4th Distinguished Lecture Series on Pancreatic Cancer hosted by the John E. Sabga Foundation, said
Sir Hilary suggests bipartisan solution to Mona Commons challenge
Vice-chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles, says the informal settlement of Mona Commons in St Andrew remains a challenge for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and its development. For years, the...
The Caribbean islands poisoned by a carcinogenic pesticide
On Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.
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