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Chronic diseases

Ensure no one is left behind – CARPHA on World Health Day 2021

Staff Writer Apr 7, 2021

“Together for a fairer, healthier world” (Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) World Health Day will be observed on 7 April 2021, under the theme “Together for a fairer, healthier world”. It is a call for urgent action to…
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Obesity, physical inactivity put women at excess risk of diabetes

Michelle Nurse Nov 14, 2017 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 17 November 2017. Diabetes, a major contributor to premature death, is estimated to affect 10-15% of the adult population in the Caribbean Region. The disease is a major cause of blindness, kidney…
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