The Caribbean has been comparatively successful in managing COVID-19 from a public health perspective, able to seal borders as an island archipelago to achieve a measure of virus containment.

A heavy reliance on tourism, however, has left the Caribbean region exposed to severe economic downturn, widening inequalities in its society.

During this live webinar on November 19th, Sandeep B. Maharaj (Associate Dean Distance Education, Projects and Planning, Faculty of Medical Sciences Lectures & Coordinator Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine), Jan Yves Remy (Deputy Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill), and Clive Landis (Pro Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies and Chair COVID-19 Task Force, The University of West Indies) analyzed the COVID-19-related situation in the Caribbean, including the current U.S.-Caribbean trade relations, the testing and mortality rates, and the capacity of public health systems. The presentations were moderated by Felicia Knaul (Director of the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and Professor of the Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami).

The webinar was in English with audio simultaneously translated to Spanish.

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Latin America continues to be the global epicenter for COVID-19. With only 8% of the world’s population, it has 36% of average daily deaths.

Peru ranks 42nd in global population and 7th in COVID-19-related mortality, while Argentina ranks 31st in global population and 14th in COVID-19-related mortality.

During this live webinar on September 30th, former Argentinian Health Minister Dr. Adolfo Rubinstein and former Peruvian Health Minister Dr. Patricia Garcia analyzed the COVID-19-related situation in Latin America. They also emphasized how the pandemic has affected Argentina and Peru specifically, including the economic impact of COVID-19 on unemployment. The presentations by these health experts were moderated by Dr. Felicia Knaul, director of the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and professor of the Miller School of Medicine.

The webinar was in Spanish with the presentation slides in English. The audio in Spanish was simultaneously translated to English.

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