by Paul A. Hay | Mar 11, 2021 | HealthCaribbean
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the last week of January 2021, #HealthCaribbean started a series on delivery of vaccines within the Caribbean: Independent nations compared to Overseas Territories of U.S.A., Britain and European nations. It was noted that whereas independent...
by Paul A. Hay | Mar 8, 2021 | HealthCaribbean
EDITOR’S NOTE: Yesterday, Sunday 7 March 2021, Jamaica recorded 878 new cases of COVID-19 over the 24-hour period: bringing its total to 26,904 with 454 deaths. Less than 400 kilometers (240 miles) away, Cuba, with approximately four times the population of...
by Paul A. Hay | Mar 4, 2021 | HealthCaribbean
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the first shipments of vaccines under the COVAX facility have begun to arrive in Africa, the independent Caribbean states have already received shipments for the most part from the government of India: Jamaica being one of the states that is...
by Paul A. Hay | Mar 1, 2021 | HealthCaribbean
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this issue, #HealthCaribbean looks at achievements likely to impact healthcare, not only in the Caribbean but globally. As should be expected, the majority of our articles — 4 out of 5 in fact — focus on the global pandemic.From a...
by Paul A. Hay | Feb 25, 2021 | HealthCaribbean
EDITOR’S NOTE: When Barbados announced its intention to become a republic, there were loud cries in the United Kingdom that China was influencing that decision. Barbados has since decided not to wait on the COVAX initiative for its vaccines and has instead...
by Paul A. Hay | Feb 22, 2021 | HealthCaribbean
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following on last week’s issue on Healthcare in Jamaica, #HealthCaribbean will, this week, focus on Healthcare in the Cayman Islands. Like Jamaica, a new Medical Tourism Hospital has also been proposed, though this one will specialise in...
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