Each year the Caribbean Region observes, Caribbean Wellness Day since it was established at the 2007 landmark summit, ‘Declaration of Port of Spain: Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases.’This year’s commemoration focuses on equitable access to health; an all of societ...
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World Suicide Prevention Day, observed annually on September 10, aims to raise awareness of suicide and to promote preventative measures with the aim to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts globally.Suicides in the region of the Americas account for (2019) 97,339 deaths, 74,918 in men,...
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The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received a shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support its national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The consignment of supplies was procured through funding from the European Union (EU) through the 11th European Development Fund (...
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The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) has partnered with the Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department (MQCSD) of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to be a part of their risk-based Post-Market Surveillance (PMS) Programme for medicines. This partnership illustrates ...
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