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James Hospedales

What’s the picture a decade after signing Declaration on NCDs?

Michelle Nurse Jun 30, 2017 0

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the landmark CARICOM Heads of Government Port-of-Spain Declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The Thirty-Eighth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in St. George's,…
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Controlling spread of infectious diseases key to regional health security

Michelle Nurse May 29, 2017 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. May 25, 2017. “We live in a global village where situations related to health security impact us and we in turn can have an impact on the world. Therefore, we see keeping residents and visitors in…
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Patients assured safe, high quality drugs with establishment of Caribbean Regulatory System

Michelle Nurse Apr 8, 2017 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. April 7 2017. The establishment of a Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) will improve conditions for patients in the Region to receive safe, efficacious, high quality drugs. Speaking at the Opening…
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Overcoming stigma of depression: let’s talk

Michelle Nurse Apr 7, 2017 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 7 April, 2017: Depression, one of the leading causes of disability, affects nearly 50 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean. This disease is treatable, yet six out of every ten people who…
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