It’s official: Chikungunya has now been reported within the Caribbean According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there have been 2 confirmed, four possible and 20 suspected cases of the mosquito-borne viral sickness in Saint Martin (as of 12/10/thirteen).

I wish to use my four-month field undertaking to concentrate on one piece of this story: the worldwide motion of nurses and how that complicates efforts to enhance health care within the poorest parts of the world. Dear Christine, great work. I am an anaesthesiologist from Ireland, have labored with MSF a lot and am now putting collectively a challenge on continuous training in anaesthesia for Malawi nurses. We have a budged and good concepts and intentions but would admire any input and contacts you can maybe give me. Global Health Matters is produced by the Office of Communications on the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center. For extra information …