Health

The Division of Culture marked World AIDS Day on Friday with a donation of over $3 000 in food vouchers to the HIV/AIDS Food Bank and a health expo at …

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is undergoing significant reforms to modernise its operations, with chief executive Neil Clark suggesting the roles of medical consultants will be updated to enable the hospital …

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has unveiled a sweeping $24 million, strategic plan to revolutionise healthcare, promising state-of-the-art facilities, enhanced patient care, and significant energy savings by 2025.  The ambitious, …

The rising rate of adolescent obesity in Barbados is becoming a significant concern, with one in three children now classified as overweight or obese. According to Dr Sonita Alexander, a …

It was not so long ago – three years to be exact – when hundreds of nurses in Barbados took to the streets to protest what they deemed “poor staffing …

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ fogging exercise will be conducted in a number of St James and St Michael districts this week. The Vector Control Unit will fog areas …

Health campaigners on Wednesday reported progress in their efforts to combat childhood obesity, unveiling a series of innovative measures aimed at creating healthier environments for children.  Central to these efforts …

Districts in St Peter, St James and St Michael will be fogged by the Vector Control Unit, this week. The team will start its weekly fogging exercise in the following …

The waste management system and morgue at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will be renovated under a recently signed agreement between the Ministry of Health and the United Nations Office …