An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study projects that by 2050, more than one in five individuals in The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago will have a disability. The increase of 5.9 percentage points from the 2020 projection is significant. Given the fast-aging population, this demographic shift highlights the need for urgent … [Read more...] about Disability in the Caribbean: What We Know and How to Promote Inclusion
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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
Healing Hearts and Shaping Futures: IDB Lab’s HYPE project journey in Suriname
May marked Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial period for spotlighting mental health issues and combating associated stigmas. Recognizing that mental health is as vital as physical well-being is paramount. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it threw education systems around the world into chaos. In Suriname, the closure of schools amplified existing challenges, leaving … [Read more...] about Healing Hearts and Shaping Futures: IDB Lab’s HYPE project journey in Suriname
Small Countries, Greater Opportunities: Social Insurance Systems in the Caribbean
Serious financing problems are a major concern of social security policy makers around the world. Global trends such as population aging, diminishing job stability and a secular decline in interest rates have exacerbated pressures on many systems that are struggling to fulfil their social mandates of poverty alleviation and income smoothing. Caribbean social insurance systems … [Read more...] about Small Countries, Greater Opportunities: Social Insurance Systems in the Caribbean
Gender gaps in education in the Caribbean: are girls doing better than boys?
The Caribbean region has made considerable progress in terms of access to education, achieving virtually universal primary school enrollment and similar levels of educational attainment relative to comparable countries. However, there are persistent learning inequalities throughout students’ life cycles as they progress from primary to secondary and tertiary education. … [Read more...] about Gender gaps in education in the Caribbean: are girls doing better than boys?