Avast ye, for something grand is stirring in the Caribbean, from Kingston, Jamaica to Georgetown, Guyana. Despite the tempests and tides posed by geographic barriers, climate change, and a high prevalence of noncommunicable diseases, these small islands and countries are on course to become a hub for innovation instead of being at the World’s end. They are determined to … [Read more...] about Innovators of the Caribbean: Innovation Tells No Tales
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Connecting the Caribbean to the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health
Recently, seven Caribbean countries—Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago—met in Kingston, Jamaica, for Caribbean Connect: Building the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health. Hosted by the IDB and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), this sub-regional meeting aimed to advance the Caribbean vision for digital health … [Read more...] about Connecting the Caribbean to the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health
How the Caribbean prepares for future pandemics
The support of the Pandemic Fund The Caribbean is characterized by small populations with highly interconnected countries and porous borders. When you add the tropical climate to these factors, the region becomes particularly vulnerable to the risk of disease outbreaks due to their rapid spread. This was evident during the spread of COVID-19: its transmission to all … [Read more...] about How the Caribbean prepares for future pandemics
A Shot in Time Saves Nine: The Caribbean Must Get Vaccinated
In this blog, guest contributor and medical doctor, David Walcott explores issues surrounding Covid-19 vaccination in the Caribbean. Vaccination is one of humanity’s most powerful tools in the fight against disease and disability, and has been around since the 1800s when the first vaccine was developed, contributing to global eradication of smallpox. Since then, … [Read more...] about A Shot in Time Saves Nine: The Caribbean Must Get Vaccinated
When Facing a Black Swan, Let’s Work Together
COVID-19 in Barbados is proving to be a perfect example of what Nassim Nicholas Taleb termed a “black swan”. It is a rare event, with an extreme impact and which, in retrospect, could have been predicted. As discussed in our latest Caribbean Quarterly Report July 2020, the pandemic reached Barbados in March 2020 and has since been putting both lives and livelihoods at stake in … [Read more...] about When Facing a Black Swan, Let’s Work Together