Public health challenges in focus as Health Ministers meet in Washington Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Sep 22, 2016 0 Health Ministers and officials will meet this week at the Pan American Health Organisation Headquarters (PAHO),…
PAHO calls for strengthening road safety legislation Michelle Nurse Sep 14, 2016 0 New report shows traffic fatalities are up in the Americas, primarily among motorcyclists. To reverse the trend,…
Help find solution to childhood obesity – CARPHA Head Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Sep 10, 2016 0 In a message commemorating Caribbean Wellness Day, head of CARPHA, Dr. James Hospedales is encouraging the Region…
CARICOM Secretariat mounts display to observe Caribbean Wellness Day Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Sep 10, 2016 0 Today is being observed as Caribbean Wellness Day. The day is being celebrated under the theme 'Healthy…
Barbados bakery officially launches cassava bread Michelle Nurse Sep 9, 2016 0 (Barbados Nation) Barbadian consumers have access to a bread option which includes local ingredients. The…
`Blue growth’ as a driver of economic development Michelle Nurse Sep 9, 2016 0 The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is stressing the need to change how the planet's marine and freshwater…
CARICOM, IAEA officials meet Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Sep 7, 2016 0 Representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met at…
CARPHA outlines Zika testing protocol Michelle Nurse Aug 30, 2016 0 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Zika blood samples for laboratory confirmation must be taken and sent to…
UN admits it needs to do more after causing Haiti cholera epidemic Michelle Nurse Aug 19, 2016 0 NEW YORK, Aug 18 2016 (IPS) - Six years since UN peacekeepers brought cholera to Haiti, the United Nations has…