Yearly Archives
2017
Regional network launched to collaborate on Zika, other vector-borne diseases
Mosquito borne diseases continue to impact the Caribbean’s social, economic and health sectors. Recent outbreaks of Zika (2016), and Chikungunya (2014) and the continued circulation of Dengue, highlight the need for an integrated approach…
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Region on alert over spread of ‘red eye’
Several Caribbean countries have reported outbreaks of conjunctivitis at health facilities and medical practices.
“The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is currently monitoring the situation and we want to urge persons to take the…
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Climate change, disaster prevention highlighted during Chilean President’s visit to CDEMA
There is a lot that Barbados could learn from Chile, especially given that country’s experience with seismic matters.
Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite, made this point today during a press briefing, following the official…
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Barbados, Chile to strengthen relations
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and President of the Republic of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, have expressed a keen desire for both countries to strengthen and expand their 50-year-old friendship.
They expressed this wish today during a…
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