Over 300 residents have utilised the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ mobile clinic, a senior official who deemed the initiative a success has disclosed. Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry …
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Barbados has a low immunisation rate making thousands of residents susceptible to many vaccine-preventable diseases, says senior health sister Hazel Forde. She said this was a major concern, especially in …
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The Vector Control Unit will focus on the parish of Christ Church when it carries out its fogging exercise this week. The districts of Maxwell Hill Road, Cane Vale Road, …
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Barbadians have been urged not to panic over the rapid spread of measles across the US, one of the island’s leading tourism source markets — even amid concerns about “complacency” …
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Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the avian influenza virus – which is also known as H5N1 – has had an “extremely high” …
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In Western countries such as ours, the main causes of suffering and death are chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and these account for about 80 per cent of all deaths. Heart …
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Staff at the Psychiatric Hospital and the Ministry of Health and Wellness now have a dedicated space where they can prioritise their health and fitness, with the reopening of the …
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The Barbados Drug Service (BDS) has advised that persons should expect increased wait times at some polyclinic pharmacies, until further notice, due to the implementation of a new Pharmacy Management …
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A number of communities in St Michael and Christ Church will be fogged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit this week. The Unit will begin its …
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Dengue fever cases continue to decline but the numbers are still above the outbreak threshold. In its most recent update, the Ministry of Health and Wellness stated that since the …