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New PAHO plan aims to reduce a shortage of nearly 800,000 health workers in the Region of the Americas

Published 26 September 2018

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New PAHO plan aims to reduce a shortage of nearly 800,000 health workers in the Region of the Americas

The Region’s health ministers agree to guidelines for the development of policies and plans for human resources, better worker distribution and retention, and training for family and community healthspecialists.

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PAHO Director’s Annual Report: helping countries build health systems based on primary health care

Published 26 September 2018

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PAHO Director’s Annual Report: helping countries build health systems based on primary health care

Washington, D.C., 23 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been working with its member countries to advance the goal of “universal health” ever since ministers of health from throughout the Americas collectively endorsed that goal in 2014.

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PRIME MINISTER HARRIS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ON THE MARGINS OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Published 26 September 2018

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 26, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris’ busy schedule of engagements on the fringe of the 73^rdSession of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City continued early today with a meeting with his colleague Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Leona Romeo-Marlin.

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CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet with UK Minister for Caribbean Affairs

Published 26 September 2018

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CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet with UK Minister for Caribbean Affairs

September 26, 2018 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean engaged with Lord Ahmad, Minister responsible for Caribbean Affairs in the UK (United Kingdom) Foreign Office.

Foreign Minister Brantley, in his intervention, commended the UK for the recent relaxation of the criteria for granting development assistance in the aftermath of the spate of hurricanes in 2017. He also challenged the UK to advocate for concessionary development financing, thereby going beyond the limited criteria for access to development funds, particularly in the context of our economic vulnerability and highly indebted economies.

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DPM RICHARDS REFLECTS ON THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS MADE AS TEAM UNITY OBSERVES ITS FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Published 26 September 2018

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DPM RICHARDS REFLECTS ON THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS MADE AS TEAM UNITY OBSERVES ITS FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 26, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On September 26, 2013, the political landscape in St. Kitts and Nevis was forever changed, as three political parties – the People’ Action Movement, the Concerned Citizens Movement out of Nevis, and the People’s Labour Party – came together to form the historic Team Unity movement.