Our health desk tracks public health issues and policies in the Caribbean and worldwide. Cooperating with Ministries of Health, regional health agencies and international development partners, we also detail disease outbreaks, global health priorities and new investments in health. The health desk also features strategies on how to live a better, healthier life.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is requesting an initial US $3.5 million from donors to cover short-term health care and other needs for the population in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian
Funding under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will be cut for several Caribbean countries, leaving a significant gap in the regional HIV/AIDS response
“No Judgement SKN” is an emerging prevention and awareness organization that aims to provide support and resources for survivors of sexual violence in St. Kitts and Nevis
The lack of strategic Zika prevention efforts causes travel concerns for the Caribbean
Women’s efforts to prevent HIV usually fall to men opting for safer sex, but a medicated vaginal ring may broaden their options
With links between the Zika virus and fetal abnormalities in babies born to infected mothers, the outbreak has become an issue of reproductive justice for the Caribbean’s women
