As Barbados prepares to welcome delegations for the African continent for UNCTAD 15 – the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) quadrennial meeting in October...
The Ministry of Health is considering sponsoring nurses to become midwives as their attrition rate, especially specialized nurses like midwives, has finally become too great for the ministry to ignore...
The Department of Health and Wellness continues to address the matter involving a confirmed case of measles on board a cruise ship, which entered our ports on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Given the hig...
A new vaccine was introduced this year by the Ministry of Health as it steps up its vaccination programme this week. Pushing the line that no one is too young or too old to be vaccinated, the Minis...
With Christmas fast approaching, Saint Lucia’s public health department has come out in full force warning persons with chronic illnesses not to forsake their medication as wellness centres across the...
A pest which has been found to be a major reservoir of viral livestock diseases has resurfaced just ahead of the festive season. The Ministry of Agriculture Surveillance Team has sounded the a...
The Ministry of Health is advising the public on a number of health-related measures to reduce possible negative health implications during and after the carnival season. Medical Officer in the Min...
The Ministry of Health prepares for the above normal 2018 hurricane season which begins in less than a month. On Thursday May 10th, 2018 the Ministry of Health convened a meeting to formulate plans...
The Ministry of Health recently joined the international community to celebrate World Tuberculosis Day, via outreach programs. The ministry continues to focus on eradicating tuberculosis (TB) and p...
Representatives of the Forensic Lab, the Office of the Pathologist, the Police and Ministry of Health on Monday, March 19, met with the family members of four deceased individuals who are suspected of...