Pandemic and Health Care

On this episode of ECCB Digital Dialogues, the featured topic was “Pandemic and Health Care”. The Dialogue explored pre-existing and emerging health priorities in the Caribbean region. While the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic may have overshadowed other critical health issues in the region, it has also put a spotlight on others. The longstanding challenge of the high incidence of non-communicable diseases (NDCs) in the region has increased the vulnerability of our populations to other health risks. Other health issues will remain a challenge long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

ECCB Governor,  Timothy N. J. Antoine, moderated a live and interactive session on these critical health care issues confronting the region. Governor Antoine was joined by a distinguished panel of experts: Founder of EarthMedic and EarthNurse Foundation and former Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr James Hospedales; Head of the Human and Social Division at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, Dr Carlene Radix; and Professor at St George’s University and former Minister of Health in Saint Lucia, Dr Damian Greaves.

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Click here to view the session on Pandemic and Health Care.