Concern over falling immunisation rate in Grenada
St George’s – The Grenada government Tuesday expressed concern that the percentage of children receiving childhood vaccines has fallen significantly and is urging parents...
Too Much Screen Time?
With the wide range of technological devices across the globe, many adults and children spend long hours consuming online content.
The impact of the Covid-19...
‘Alarming’ decline in vaccination rates
The decline in vaccination rates has been described as alarming and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean have been called on to strengthen...
Mottley: Tax intended to save our people
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has doubled down on her decision to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages by 100 per cent, saying that to...
PAHO issues guidelines on efficient use of oxygen
Washington – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has issued guidelines to Caribbean and other countries to improve oxygen use in health care facilities,...
Move to improve tracking of HIV transmission in Jamaica
Kingston – A senior official of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), says the acquisition of the new genome sequencer should improve...