Reprinted: The Gleaner, 5-22-24 Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is challenging Jamaica’s private sector to come on board to develop the country as a hub for health tourism. Addressing a recent press conference during a visit to the Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH] in Montego Bay, St James, Tufton said he has already approached stakeholders in the western city “We should explore the … [Read more...]
Health City Cayman Islands Marks a Decade of Providing Health Care Services
Reprinted: EIN Presswire, 5-8-2024 Health City Cayman Islands, a tertiary care Caribbean facility is celebrating its 10-year anniversary since opening its doors on April 2, 2014. The Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited hospital, positioned as a model for global health care transformation was founded by Dr. Devi Shetty, a world-renowned cardiac surgeon and chairman of Health City … [Read more...]
From poisoning to skin diseases, multiple effects of sargassum on health
In the quiet seaside village of Capesterre on Marie-Galante island in Guadeloupe on April 18, 2023, the air-quality monitoring institute Gwad’Air issued a “red alert” to warn people away from coastal areas. The culprit was sargassum. After washing ashore for days, the floating seaweed was emitting a dangerous level of hydrogen sulfide gas as it rotted on the beach. The problem was not new … [Read more...]
Walmart will close all of its health care clinics
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its superstores that offered primary and urgent care, labs, X-rays, behavioral health and dental work — Arkansas, Florida, … [Read more...]
Grenada’s PM Plans To Improve Healthcare and Targets Medical Tourism With New Hospital
Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 2-12-2024 A healthier nation with well educated, productive and industrious citizens is what Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has in his plans to develop the Spice Isle over the next 25 years. The development plan, which is dubbed “Vision 75” was unveiled on February 5, two days before Grenada celebrated its Golden Independence Jubilee. He told the … [Read more...]
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