Publications by authors named "S Pooransingh"
The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island).
Front Public Health
December 2024
This article seeks to highlight an aspect of the illegal pharmaceutical trade in the Caribbean. With the advent of COVID-19 there has been a shortage of a number of drugs in the formal sector. This is largely due to restrictions on foreign exchange, importation delays and sensationalized reporting of unrecommended drugs having a curative effect on COVID-19 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Crime has been described as a public health issue in Trinidad and Tobago, a small developing nation. COVID-19 restrictions, aimed at maintaining public health safety by limiting disease spread, may have negatively impacted crime rates due to an alteration of social and economic conditions. This study evaluates the implications of these restrictions on crime dynamics and hence their impacts on overall public health.
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- Immunology and microbiology research has advanced our understanding of immune responses, disease development, and treatment options, highlighting the importance of these fields in global healthcare.
- Key innovations include the use of bacterial immunoglobulin-binding proteins in diagnostics and a focus on antimicrobial resistance, particularly extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), which inform treatment strategies.
- Clinical research has improved management of immune-related conditions and vaccine development against diseases like tuberculosis and HIV, leading to better patient outcomes and collaborative global efforts in health care.
Persons with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were identified as particularly at risk of severe morbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is written about the impact of COVID-19 on this sub-population in the Caribbean, where the prevalence of NCDs is disproportionately high. This study aimed to ascertain COVID-related concerns, and the mental health impact of the pandemic among persons with and without NCDs in Trinidad and Tobago, during the acute period of COVID-19 lockdowns early in the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly COVID-19 response in two small island developing states: Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago.
Western Pac Surveill Response J
April 2022
Problem: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Severe illness requires intensive care facilities, which are limited in smaller, resource-constrained settings.
Context: Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago are small island developing states with comparable climates.