by Joy Springer | May 2, 2019 | Top Stories
Barbadians have been assured that the United States cruise liner, which has been quarantined in St. Lucia after a case of measles was identified on board, is not scheduled to dock in Barbados. However, the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to recommend to...
by BGIS | Mar 1, 2019 | Top Stories
Contrary to a report carried in Loop News on Friday, March 1, the public is advised that Barbados is NOT experiencing an outbreak of measles. According to Senior Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Karen Broome, Barbados has not documented a case of measles since 1990....
by Joy Springer | Jan 11, 2019 | Top Stories
In response to recent outbreaks of measles internationally, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be visiting nurseries and day care centres throughout the island to make sure that the vaccination schedule of children in these institutions is up-to-date. Starting...
by Joy Springer | Mar 2, 2018 | banner, Top Stories
The Ministry of Health has advised parents to ensure that their children’s measles immunisation is up-to-date, in light of an outbreak in Europe and the Americas. In a statement today, the Ministry noted that while there had been no recent reported cases of measles in...