“Let’s all pay attention to our diet: don’t use too much salt. Let’s drink enough. And check your kidneys or do a general check-up once a year. I think we will have fewer dialysis patients […]
Suriname: “A general or kidney check-up once a year”
Dominican Republic: Scandal? Syringes bought at ballooned prices
Santo Domingo.- The Anticorruption Prosecutor (Pepca) on Tue. announced it will investigate the complaint of ballooned prices in the purchase of syringes in the Ministry of Public Health. Prosecutors aim to determine […]
Dominican Republic: Today Dominican Republic will receive vaccines arriving from China
With the arrival of 768,000 doses of Coronavirus vaccines from China, expected to arrive today on Dominican soil, the country will have received 818,000 injections in eight days. The vaccines, produced by […]
With a wearable reportedly in the works, Facebook continues a quiet push into health
Every big tech company these days seems to have a health tracker, and now that includes Facebook. Last week, The Information reported that the social networking company is working on a wearable health tracker […]
Suriname:Ramadhin: “Hoarding for a weekend lockdown makes no sense”
Hoarding and causing a rush to shop is not necessary for the weekend lockdown, according to Health Minister Amar Ramadhin. He emphasized that this is only a weekend. “There is no rush […]
Jamaica: Vaccine Race – Local Businesses Join Hunt For Jab As Global Rivals Threaten Drugmakers
Despite Jamaica’s expectation of receiving more than 900,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine for the first phase of the roll-out set for April, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) cautioned on Wednesday […]
Jamaica: Private Sector Partners With Ministry Of Health To Boost Vaccination Deployment
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica says it has partnered with the Government to boost vaccination deployment in order to achieve the requisite herd immunity for the population and the early return […]
Jamaica: Tufton expresses concern about ‘pop-up’ labs that offer COVID tests
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has expressed concern at what he has described as “pop-up testing sites” for COVID-19 as reported in the media over the past several weeks. […]
Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic’s health system ‘could collapse’
Santo Domingo.- The president of the Infectious Diseases Society, Rita Rojas, warned Monday that easing the measures to combat COVID-19 pose a danger to the health system, and that it could collapse. […]
Suriname: President Santokhi: “Wan ogri tyari wan bun, I am resting very well now”
“Don’t worry or worry. I’m well looked after, ”said President Chan Santokhi. The president tested positive for the COVID-19 virus yesterday. In an audio message, the head of state lets you know that he is […]
