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Jamaica and PAHO sign Cooperation Agreement

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7 years ago

September 29, 2017

United States, September 29, 2017 – Washington, DC – Jamaica and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have signed a five-year country cooperation strategy agreement. The agreement was signed on September 26 by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and the Director of PAHO, Dr. Carissa Etienne, at PAHO Headquarters in Washington DC. The agreement will see Jamaica benefiting from technical cooperation in health for the next five years.

Dr. Tufton thanked PAHO for its continued support to the public health sector in Jamaica, particularly in strengthening the health system.

“Jamaica hopes to continue the joint collaboration with PAHO,” the Minister added.

For her part, Dr. Etienne said under the agreement, Jamaica’s health system will be strengthened as it moves towards universal health. She said the organisation is pleased to partner with Jamaica to offer this technical support, which will help to improve the country’s health services.

Dr. Tufton is in Washington attending the 29th Pan American Sanitary Conference.

Release: JIS

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Credit:Donald De La Haye

Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities.

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.