Health

A woman is suing the Government of Barbados, claiming she suffered serious health complications after receiving two doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. In a 2024 claim that …

An inaugural health and wellness conference opened on Wednesday as the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council Barbados moved to strengthen the island’s workforce to meet the demands …

Private pharmacists are reviewing the new Medical Products Act, they said on Wednesday, raising concerns about how its provisions could affect the domestic drug supply and regulatory environment. The bill, …

Barbados has strengthened its ability to detect and respond to drug-resistant infections, with the Best dos Santos Public Health Laboratory now designated a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre, placing the island in …

St Philip North MP and general practitioner Dr Sonia Browne on Tuesday called for some returning nationals to pay for medication at public polyclinics, arguing that citizens who had not …

A push to build a pharmaceutical industry is being overshadowed by persistent complaints from patients waiting hours at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital pharmacy, Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw has told …

Barbados is moving to build its own pharmaceutical industry, a shift Minister of Technological and Vocational Training Sandra Husbands said could reduce reliance on imports, expand research for Caribbean populations, …

A Barbadian pharmaceutical industry could reduce the country’s reliance on imported medicines and create a new stream of foreign exchange, Minister of Energy, Business Development and Commerce Kerrie Symmonds told …

A new medical products law is expected to tighten controls on what reaches Barbados’ shelves, amid concern that items banned elsewhere have been sold here and that unproven health claims …