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About a hundred people in shelters in the Bahamas are infected with tuberculosis

Source: https://www.elcaribe.com.do/2019/12/30/cerca-de-un-centenar-de-refugiados-en-bahamas-contagiados-de-tuberculosis/ San Juan.- A total of 340 people living in shelters in the Bahamas due to the devastation caused by hurricane Dorian were tested, and more than 80...

Deadline LAC Platform Survey 2019. Engage now!

This survey seeks to measure the level of usefulness users perceive when they utilize the LAC Platform’s communications components, to evaluate the level of users satisfaction regarding these components resources and services, as well as to contrast the results of...

Improving adolescent health in the Caribbean

Source: paho.org Trinidad and Tobago, 6 November 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – While young people (aged 10-24) account for a quarter of the population of the Caribbean, they continue to experience disproportionate barriers when it comes to accessing health information and quality...

CVC Congratulates Neish McLean on receiving the Robert Carr Award

Source: cvccoalition.org Executive Director of TransWave Jamaica Neish McLean is the 2019 recipient of the Robert Carr Award for Human Rights. The award is named in honour of one of CVC’s founders, Dr. Robert Carr, who was a stalwart in the global human rights and HIV...