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Caribbean Gets Failing Grade For Implementing Mental Health Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) โ€” A new survey has found that countries in the Americas, including those in the Caribbean, are falling short in implementing mental health services amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The survey […]

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Ministry of Health Confirms Third Active Case of COVID-19

GIS:A 68-year-old female Grenadian national, who arrived from theย United Kingdom via British Airways on November 1st, is Grenadaโ€™s 30th laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19. The individual, who is asymptomatic, and all other passengers who were on […]

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Prime Minister Identifies Closer Collaboration As One Of The Critical Lessons Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has identified closer collaboration, particularly in security matters, as one of the critical lessons to be gleaned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Mitchell said, in light of […]

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PAHO Strategic Fund Minimizes Disruption Of Critical Medications And Supplies During COVID-19

Press Releaseย โ€“ย By safeguarding against supply disruptions and ensuring sustainable supply, logistics, and shipping, the PAHO Strategic Fund helped to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on routine health services in Latin America and the Caribbean. As […]

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UN Agency Chiefs Appeal For โ€˜Open Scienceโ€™ Beyond COVID-19, Citing Dangers Of Secrecy And Denial

GENEVA, Switzerland โ€” Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of the UNย Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),ย Tedrosย Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Michelle Bachelet, UN human rights chief (OHCHR), said it was time […]