PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The President of the Trinidad and Tobago Dental Board (TTDB) Dr. Shevone Marchand Tuesday warned citizens against falling victim to being treated by fraudulent and unregistered persons posing as dentists in the country.

WASHINGTON, DC – On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries in the Americas to intensify the fight against tuberculosis. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Arthur Phillips has reported a decline in the sale of carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) due to a tax on sugary drinks.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The country’s healthcare system has been boosted to meet international standards and now the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is a certified kidney transplant center.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called for greater support to women’s leadership while strengthening the health workforce in the Americas, including the Caribbean, especially in the wake of negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba and Central African nation of Rwanda have ratified their will to strengthen ties in the field of health care with the signing of a memorandum of understanding this week, by the Ministers of both countries, namely José Ángel Portal and Sabin Nsanzimana, respectively.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a Creative Play initiative in schools here to help address obesity in children. 

KINGSTON,  Jamaica - New research has yielded promising results for more effective treatment and management options for patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes.

Glaucoma poses a significant threat to eyesight if left undetected and untreated. According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, approximately 10% of the general U.S. population is affected by this genetically influenced condition, with a higher prevalence among African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians.

WASHINGTON, DC – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, on Friday said strategies to expand Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, combined with innovative screening and early treatment have made cervical cancer the first cancer in the world that can realistically be eliminated.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) has welcomed the publication of the island’s first national plan to combat cancer through prevention, early detection and treatment, describing it as a “as “significant advancement in Bermuda’s healthcare landscape”.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has called on parents in the twin island Federation to understand the procedure to secure financial assistance from the Children’s Medical Fund.