Private Sector Collaboration Aids QEH

Private Sector Collaboration Aids QEH

A collaboration between the Broadway to Barbados Charitable Trust, the Massy Foundation and the Government of Israel has resulted in new ultrasound equipment for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and training for the personnel who will use it. Twenty-eight doctors...
Treat All Initiative Launched

Treat All Initiative Launched

Government announced today that it has expanded its use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat people living with HIV from the moment of diagnosis. Health Minister John Boyce explained at a media briefing that Barbados was adopting the “Treat All” recommendation by...
Child Birth Standards Among Highest

Child Birth Standards Among Highest

“The health records in Barbados for child birth are in keeping with international standards, and are among the highest in the world.” Minister of Health, John Boyce, made this disclosure recently, while speaking at the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO)...
Boyce: Concern About Binge Drinking

Boyce: Concern About Binge Drinking

Health authorities are concerned about the level of alcohol consumption by young people in Barbados. Health Minister John Boyce said last Friday that there was concern in health services about binge drinking by young people at parties and he specified “fluorescent...
Williams Industries Donates To QEH

Williams Industries Donates To QEH

The Ophthalmology Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today received a $100,000 donation from Williams Industries Inc., which will go towards the purchase of capital equipment for the department. Health Minister John Boyce, thanked chairman and founder of...

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