Friday, July 3, 2009
 WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- The United States will provide 420,000 courses of antiviral medication Tamiflu to fight swine flu in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said Thursday. The announcement came as Argentina became the country hardest hit by swine flu. read more...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
 TORTOLA, BVI -- The BVI Cancer Society demonstrated solidarity and support for the American Cancer Society (USVI) annual Relay for Life. Approximately 18 members of the BVI Cancer Society traveled to St Thomas last Saturday to be a part of the American Cancer Society’s signature fund-raising event. read more...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- St Lucia's Ministry of Health, Wellness, Family Affairs, National Mobilization, Human Services and Gender Relations Monday at a press conference held at the studios of the Government Information Service released a statement to confirm the first case of the H1N1 Influenza on the island. read more...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Health authorities in Suriname have confirmed three new cases of H1N1 flu in Suriname, bringing the total to fourteen confirmed cases. Head of the Bureau for Public Health (BOG), Lesley Resida, told local media that the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), confirmed that. read more...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases in Jamaica now stands at 21, after two more persons were confirmed with the virus in Kingston and St Catherine. The Ministry of Health said that the infected person in St Catherine had travelled recently and may have contracted the virus overseas. read more...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- An official note published on Friday by the Granma and Juventud Rebelde newspapers announces that the Havana-based IPK Virology Lab has confirmed 31 new cases of the Influenza A H1N1 virus since last Friday, June 19. 16 of these cases are people who arrived from abroad. read more...
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Friday, June 26, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- June 26 is International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and CARICOM Member States are embarking on a series of activities to mark the day. The CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with Directors of National Councils on Drug Abuse is leading the way with... read more...
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Friday, June 26, 2009
 TORTOLA, BVI -- Local health and disaster management authorities in the British Virgin Islands continue to pay close attention to the transmission patterns of Influenza A (H1N1) virus around the world, with particular emphasis on what has been happening with the virus across the Caribbean. read more...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Region’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) are devising a Port Health protocol for the Influenza A H1N1 virus which will be presented to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government at their Thirtieth Meeting scheduled for 2-5 July in Guyana. read more...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- The local Health Services Authority on Wednesday confirmed an additional two cases of the novel H1N1 flu virus in the Cayman Islands, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9. The latest confirmed cases are two adults and both patients are experiencing a mild illness. read more...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
GHENT, Belgium -- At a three-day meeting starting June 24 in Ghent, Belgium, judges, prosecutors and health officers from both sides of the Atlantic will discuss effective modalities of drug treatment under judicial supervision as a productive alternative to incarceration for drug-dependent offenders. read more...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) -- The Ministry of Health is reporting the third and fourth confirmed cases of Influenza A (HINI) in The Bahamas. The reported cases occurred in young residents of The Bahamas who had visited Orlando, Florida. Upon return to The Bahamas the patients experienced symptoms. read more...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (GIS) -- Health officials are continuing their vigilance to ensure that Grenada remains free of the H1N1 flu virus. The latest effort of Health Ministry representatives is to implement a screening and clearance unit at the Grenada Yacht club. The unit will ensure screening of yachtsmen upon arrival. read more...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Ministry of Education in Jamaica has directed all schools in Manchester to be closed, after two cases of Influenza A H1N1 (formerly called swine flu) were detected in two students. The Ministry is also directing that all graduation functions for schools in Manchester be cancelled. read more...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuba is currently developing 36 anti-cancer research projects while 24 biotechnological products are on trial for the treatment of this disease. Thus, Cuba gives priority to the development of research studies in the field of immunotherapy for cancer, which is the second death cause in the country. read more...
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Monday, June 22, 2009
 GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- In a region where people move freely, there is growing concern in the Caribbean over the spread of the H1N1 virus, and this has prompted Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) in Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to meet in an emergency session to craft protocols. read more...
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- An official note published on Friday by the Granma and Juventud Rebelde newspapers announced that the Havana-based IPK Virology Lab has confirmed two new cases of the Influenza A H1N1 virus. Both patients were hospitalized and are receiving treatment. read more...
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Friday, June 19, 2009
 CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- The Health Minister of Nevis Hensley Daniel continued to assure the Nevisian public that the Nevis Island Administration had put in place measures to guard against the transmission of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus on the island but public cooperation was necessary. read more...
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Friday, June 19, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- A Spanish cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus among its crew headed for its final stop at the Caribbean island of Aruba on Thursday, the ship operator said. The Ocean Dream, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, was on a week-long cruise due to end on Friday. read more...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
ST THOMAS, USVI -- Health Commissioner-Designate Julia Sheen announced on Wednesday that the US Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) has activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the territory’s first confirmed case of the H1N1 Novel Influenza virus. read more...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- An official note published on Wednesday by the Granma and Juventud Rebelde newspapers announced that the Havana- based IPK Virology Lab confirmed four new cases of the Influenza A H1N1 virus. All patients were hospitalized and are receiving treatment. read more...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) --The Ministry of Health has reported the second confirmed case of Influenza A (HINI) in The Bahamas. The reported case occurred in a young adult resident of The Bahamas who had visited New York from 29 May to 3 June 2009. The patient experienced symptoms upon returning to The Bahamas. read more...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands recorded its fourth case of H1N1 flu during the long weekend, prompting medical authorities to abandon previous efforts to isolate the virus, while more than a dozen clinical tests remain outstanding. The latest case brings to three the number of classroom infections. read more...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
ST THOMAS, USVI -- Health Commissioner-Designate Julia Sheen said Tuesday that the US Virgin Islands has confirmed its first case of the H1N1 Influenza A virus, commonly referred to as swine flu. An adult female who resides on St Thomas has contracted the virus. The patient has been on home isolation. read more...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuba confirmed its eighth and ninth cases of Influenza A (H1N1) after detecting the disease in a Canadian 4-year-old girl and a Cuban-American 12-year-old boy, who arrived in Cuba on June 6 and 7 respectively. The 12-year-old boy is a resident in Tampa, Florida, and is staying in Habana del Este. read more...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (GIS) -- On Monday, Grenada's Ministry of Health refused permission to dock at the St George’s Port of a cruise liner, Ocean Dream. The vessel was said to be carrying as many as 40 passengers and crew who were experiencing flu-like symptoms. The ministry decided to take precautionary measures. read more...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
 Tobacco is the only product that kills half the people who use it, even when they follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Therefore, in order to save millions of lives, the public must be clearly warned about the harm caused by tobacco use, as we underscored during the commemoration of World No Tobacco Day. read more...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Authorities in Suriname on Monday confirmed the first cases of swine flu in the country. At a press conference Health Minister Celsius Waterberg disclosed that 11 of 16 volleyball players who last week participated in a tournament in Trinidad and Tobago were tested positive. read more...
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Monday, June 15, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The IPK Molecular Biology Laboratory in Cuba has confirmed the island's seventh case of Influenza A (H1N1) associated with the current world epidemic. She is a 12-year-old Cuban girl, residing in Las Vegas, United States, who arrived in the country on June 8. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
 ROAD TOWN, BVI -- The BVI Health Services Authority confirmed its first case of the influenza A H1N1 virus on Thursday and is encouraging the residents of the Territory to be proactive and to continue proper hygiene practices. The National Pandemic Influenza Committee met on Thursday morning. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community is intensifying efforts to contain the spread of the H1N1 Virus popularly known as Swine Flu within the Caribbean, with the most recent initiative being the strengthening of national laboratories with PCR equipment and relevant training of lab staff. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuba confirmed its sixth case of Influenza A H1N1 after detecting the disease in a 65-year-old Cuban women, who recently visited the United States. the Public Health Ministry explained that the IPK Virology Lab confirmed the case is associated to the current epidemic affecting the world. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Preliminary tests conducted on two of three women in Tobago who were screened for the influenza A/H1N1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu, have returned positive. Health Minister Jerry Narace made the disclosure about the two new suspected cases during an awards function. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
 GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana’s Ministry of Health is taking further protective measure to minimize the possibility of an outbreak of the influenza virus H1N1 here. Health minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said his ministry has for some time responded as if the country was in a Level 6 situation. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- “After 25 years of grappling with HIV and AIDS, there is yet no cure. Notwithstanding the copious declarations and pronouncements, behaviour modification is slow to take root and stigma and discrimination persist.” This was starkly put by Karl Hood, Minister of Health, Grenada. read more...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Plans to establish the Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) are moving full speed ahead as regional Health Ministers gave the green light to the Steering Committee to step up its legal and operational processes in making CARPHA a reality by 2010. read more...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Test results from the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) have confirmed an additional case of the H1N1 flu virus in the Cayman Islands bringing to three the total number of confirmed cases locally. The latest confirmed case is another student. read more...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
 CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- The Venezuelan government of US-critic President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered Coca-Cola Co to withdraw its Coke Zero beverage from the South American nation, citing unspecified dangers to health. The decision follows a wave of nationalizations. read more...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- A 22-year-old male has been tested positive for A (H1N1) influenza, making him the third such case to be confirmed in Barbados since late last month. The virus was first identified in April of this year. World Health Org. revealed 73 countries, 25,288 cases and 139 deaths from H1N1. read more...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Ministry of Health here has intensified its surveillance for influenza-like cases in an effort to ensure early diagnosis of the H1N1 virus in Guyana. Health minister Leslie Ramsammy said the exercise has detected two cases, which were determined to be related to travel experiences. read more...
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