Saturday, July 25, 2009
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (GIS) -- The Grenada Ministry of Health, as part of its protocol for dealing with the H1N1 virus, has established an isolation unit at the General Hospital where all infected persons will be treated. Grenada recorded its first case of H1N1 flu on Wednesday in a man who had returned from Haiti. read more...
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Friday, July 24, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Guyana government on Saturday will commission the region’s first National Ophthalmology Hospital at Port Mourant, Berbice. This will incorporate the signing of a Cuba/Guyana Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to officially bring the institution into operation. read more...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
 CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The OECS Secretariat has shipped supplies of a special antiviral medicine known as Tamiflu to all OECS Member States for combating the H1N1 or swine flu virus. The Secretariat’s Pharmaceutical Procurement Service purchased the medicines from a top quality generic supplier in India. read more...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
 NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) -- The Bahamas government plans to contribute some $5.4 million to the first phase of the Chronic Disease Prescription Drug Plan once legislation is enacted. Representatives of the National Insurance Board apprised Government and Opposition Members of Parliament on the CDPDP. read more...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
BELIZE CITY, Belize -- Belizean health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly dengue hemorrhagic fever in western Belize. The outbreak was confirmed in the Cayo district. According to the Ministry of Health, 114 dengue cases have been confirmed in Cayo between July 4 and July 14. read more...
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Monday, July 20, 2009
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse, is dispelling claims that the Ministry is withholding information about the Influenza A (H1 NI) virus in Jamaica. To date, there have been 44 confirmed cases. read more...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Ministry of Health has reported that as of July 14, 2009, Belize has 15 confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1. As of Tuesday, the Ministry was awaiting the results of 22 outstanding samples sent to the Caribbean Epidemiology Center. All 15 positive cases came from the Corozal District. read more...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (GIS) -- The number of H1N1 cases in the Cayman Islands continues to climb, after the Health Services Authority has confirmed another five cases of the virus. The increase – which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 43 – is not surprising, say health officials. read more...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
 BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- St Kitts and Nevis has recorded its first case of the H1N1 virus. The Chief Medical Officer Dr Patrick Martin made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference at Government Headquarters. The Ministry of Health was notified on Tuesday of the first confirmed case. read more...
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Monday, July 13, 2009
 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Health, Ruyard Spencer and senior officials of the Ministry on Friday afternoon briefed Prime Minister Bruce Golding on the current situation relating to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. The meeting took place in light of the second recorded death in Jamaica associated with the virus. read more...
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Monday, July 13, 2009
 WASHINGTON, USA -- US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen introduced a bill that updates existing budget law and directs the Congressional Budget Office to provide more comprehensive information on the savings of preventive health beyond the current 10-year window. read more...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The economic crisis has disrupted HIV prevention and treatment programmes, including causing shortages of anti-retroviral drugs, a report by UNAIDS and the World Bank said. Eight countries were already facing shortages of anti-retroviral drugs or other disruptions. read more...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
 GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Ministry of Health in Guyana reported on Monday two confirmed cases of the H1N1 influenza, commonly called swine flu. Health minister Leslie Ramsammy said both reported cases reside in Georgetown. He added that they have been contacted and have been treated for H1N1. read more...
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Monday, July 6, 2009
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI-GIS) -- On Friday July 3, 2009, the Turks and Caicos Islands recorded its first case of Influenza A H1N1. The patient is a 16 year old residing in TCI. This determination was made after a laboratory specimen was examined by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre. read more...
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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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