sincomart 's List: History of Medicine

The FMS has gained international recognition for the  exceptionally high standard of its medical programme, which qualifies  approximately 110 doctors annually. Over 60 postgraduate degrees and diplomas  are also awarded each year. Its achievements include internationally recognized  research in areas such as (1) Sickle-cell Anaemia (2) Human T-Lymphotropic Virus  (HTLV1) (3) the development of the drug ‘Canasol’, derived from the Cannabis  plant, used in treating Glaucoma and (4) Veno-occlusive disease of the liver  vomiting sickness of Jamaica, then an entirely new disease of the liver which  was discovered in Jamaica and subsequently identified elsewhere in the world (5)  The Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI), comprising of the Tropical  Metabolism Research Unit (TMRU), The Sickle Cell Unit (SCU), the Chronic Disease  Research Centre (CDRC), and the Health Economic Unit (HEU), were established by  the University of the West Indies in October 1999 to increase the output of  research in major areas affecting the health of regional peoples, the number of  trained research scientists working in health and to facilitate the uptake of  research into policy, programmes and practices.