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Haiti not the first stop for deadly cholera strain

The cholera outbreak ravaging Haiti is part of a worldwide pandemic that began 50 years ago and should be easy to stop — with technology developed in the 1800s.

Haiti’s poor sanitation system, however, makes it vulnerable to a disease that first swept the United States and other parts of the world more than 150 years ago. The current global wave of cholera — the seventh in recorded history — made its way from Asia to Africa then Latin America, and is now back for its second strike at this hemisphere.

via Caribbean News Now!: Haiti not the first stop for deadly cholera strain.

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Journalists urged to report more on water

JOURNALISTS should put more effort into reporting the problems of sustainable water management, say officials of the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C).

They note that this is especially important since the resource, without changes in current practices might become as rare and as costly as oil as early as 2050.

via Journalists urged to report more on water – Jamaica Environmental News & Issues – JamaicaObserver.com.

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St. Kitts PM calls for education on the issue of mandatory HIV/AIDS testing

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas said mandatory testing, especially pregnant mothers for the HIV/AIDS virus is a human rights issue that requires education.

via CARIBBEAN-St. Kitts PM calls for education on the issue of mandatory HIV/AIDS testing.

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Cuba opens new cholera treatment centre in Haiti

With the opening of a new centre for cholera treatment in Carrefour, Haiti, the number of such facilities set up by Cuban doctors in an effort to stop the spreading of the disease now totals nine.

via Caribbean News Now!: Cuba opens new cholera treatment centre in Haiti.

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Central Brooklyn – Home To Many Caribbean Immigrants – Has High Concentration on HIV Cases

Central Brooklyn, New York neighborhoods luke Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and Brownsville, home to a significant population of Caribbean migrants, also has a high concentration of persons living with HIV/AIDS

CaribWorldNews.com – Global Caribbean Daily Newswire.