Chikungunya in the West Indies: treatment 100% covered by Health Insurance
© iStockWith more than 90,000 cases of chikungunya recorded since December 2013 in the West Indies and Guyana and six ...
Read moreTag: Indies
First cases of chikungunya in the West Indies
© iStockPhotoChikungunya is a virus transmitted by a mosquito called Aedes albopictus by scientists, but more commonly known as the ...
Read more
Insecticides: the West Indies contaminated with chlordecone for several hundred years
© GettyImageUntil 1993, chlordecone, an insecticide that eradicates the banana weevil, was used in banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique. ...
Read more
Guyana: pregnant women forced to go to the West Indies
© IstockSince the end of June 2017, five pregnant women and four adults premature hospital in Cayenne, Guyana, were evacuated ...
Read more
To deal with the 4th wave of Covid, 240 caregivers are leaving to reinforce the West Indies
Hundreds of caregivers from the metropolis will leave tomorrow evening to help ultra marine hospitals. Illustrative image The West Indies ...
Read more