Health

Caribbean health authorities have urged calm amid growing concern over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a European cruise vessel, stressing that the risk to the region remains low despite rising …

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has warned that the region must intensify source reduction efforts as mosquito-borne diseases continue to strain public health systems across the Caribbean. Speaking on …

To suggest that Barbados is facing a cancer crisis is not hyperbole and our medical professionals and policymakers can no longer treat the situation as just another health problem. Most …

A new national initiative aimed at tackling childhood inactivity and promoting healthier lifestyles got off to an energetic start on Friday, as pupils of St Lucy Primary School became the …

​Frustration is mounting in the Christ Church community of St David’s, where residents say a water outage lasting more than six weeks has upended daily life, forced households into costly …

Employees in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) recently received a pleasant surprise when a team from CIBC Caribbean visited the hospital. The team, …

Medical authorities are urging calm while maintaining close surveillance after a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship in the Central Atlantic, stressing that the overall risk remains …

​Senator John King delivered a stinging critique of modern societal values during the debate on the Protection of Older Persons Bill, arguing that the necessity of such a law is …

The island’s top public health advisor has cautioned that while Barbados continues to record declining child and maternal mortality rates, emerging issues such as vaccine hesitancy could threaten these gains, …