by Melissa Rollock | Nov 12, 2024 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Health authorities have given the water in St. Lucy the ‘all-clear’. The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MHW) has announced that after conducting numerous sanitary water samples in the parish, the Environmental Health Department is “comfortable” and...
by Melissa Rollock | Sep 24, 2024 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) The Environmental Health Department of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has a new complaints telephone line. Persons may call 536-4169 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., week days, to have their queries pertaining to environmental health addressed. The...
by Melissa Rollock | Sep 17, 2024 | Top Stories
Persons are also urged to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites with appropriate skin coverings, mosquito nets, or chemical insect repellents containing DEET or Picaridin. (Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness is...
by Melissa Rollock | Aug 15, 2024 | Top Stories
Suspected dengue fever cases totalled 3,303 up to June 30, 2024. (Stock photo) The dengue fever outbreak which started in October 2023, and continued into this year, is over. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that the outbreak, in which four deaths were...
by Melissa Rollock | Jul 18, 2024 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) Persons operating summer camps are reminded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness that their camps should be registered with the Environmental Health Department in the catchment area where the camp is located, for food safety purposes. Camp...
