Webinar – November 19th: COVID-19 in the Caribbean

Fernanda Da Silva — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:19:00 +0000

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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Dr. Clive Landis from @UWImona is speaking about testing capacity in the #Caribbean countries in our "#COVID19 in the Caribbean" webinar happening now on Zoom. He's sharing that some countries in the region have 0 deaths.#publichealth #TrinidadandTobago #Jamaica #Barbados pic.twitter.com/v3uHx7Xr4l
— UMIA at University of Miami (@mia_umiami) November 19, 2020

Upcoming Webinar: “COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Successes, Challenges, Opportunities”

Fernanda Da Silva — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:50:29 +0000

NOVEMBER 19TH @ 11AM ET

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.

Heavy reliance on tourism has left the Caribbean region exposed to severe economic downturn, widening inequalities across the Caribbean society.

Join our speakers Sandeep B. Maharaj and Jan Yves Remy, along with commentator Clive Landis and moderator Felicia Knaul, as we discuss next Thursday the situation in the region and outlooks on economic and trade policy for future sustainable development of the Caribbean.

The webinar will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation to Spanish available.

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#WEBINAR

Thursday @ 11am ET: speakers from @UWImona @CAIHRJa @uwisrc & @FeliciaKnaul from @univmiami's Observatory discuss how #COVID19 in the #Caribbean has presented opportunities to rethink economic + trade policies.#NewNormalTT #MaskOnAntigua #covid19bahamas #coronavirusrd pic.twitter.com/xVCtQNafW9
— UMIA at University of Miami (@mia_umiami) November 9, 2020

jan yves remy – Observatorio COVID-19

Webinar – November 19th: COVID-19 in the Caribbean

Upcoming Webinar: “COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Successes, Challenges, Opportunities”