(Stock Photo) Dengue fever cases continue to decline but the numbers are still above the outbreak threshold. In its most recent update, the Ministry...
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Increased Capacity For Cancer Screening & Diagnostics
(FP) With the designation of the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory as a World Health Organization (WHO) National Influenza Centre, the...
No Dengue-Related Deaths In Barbados
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that there have been no deaths related to acute dengue in Barbados since the start of...
Surveillance Update To Epidemiological Week 49, 2023
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health & Wellness has noted a decrease in respiratory illness up to the week ending November 25, 2023 (EW 49). The...
Minister Abrahams Issues An EWS Alert For Two NPSs
Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams has issuing an Early Warning System (EWS) alert for two New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)...
Ministerial Statement On Revitalisation Of National Insurance Scheme
Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan. (FP) Ministerial Statement on the revitalisation of the National Insurance...
Dr. George: Protect The Vulnerable From COVID-19
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George. (FP) Chief Medical Officer, Dr. The Most Honourable Kenneth George, has reiterated his call for...
Ministerial Conference On NCDs & Mental Health Next Week
(Stock Photo) Close to 200 delegates from Barbados and around the region will converge on the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St....
Health Officials Fighting To Protect Children From Re-Emerging Diseases
(Stock Photo) As childhood immunisation rates continue to decline in the region and globally, health officials in Barbados have embarked on...
COVID-19 No Longer A Global Public Health Emergency
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best. (FP) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has recognised that the World Health Organization (WHO) has...
Officials Keeping Close Eye On COVID-19 & Flu
https://youtu.be/ZPskv0NNJ64 A statement by Chief Medical Officer Dr. The Most Honourable Kenneth George and Ronald Chapman, on COVID-19 and...
Eating Habits Of Barbadians Fuelling Non-Communicable Diseases
(Stock Photo) Barbadians continue to eat meals prepared outside of the home which are, too often, high in salt, refined sugars, cholesterol,...