(Stock Photo) Fighting mosquito-borne illnesses will be commanding the attention of the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification as it seeks to plant more trees and help the island repel these insects. This was suggested today as Minister Adrian Forde,...
Officers of the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health will continue fogging exercises in parishes throughout Barbados next week in an effort to control the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. On Monday, August 29, the team will be in St. Andrew, where areas...
Barbados has recorded an increase in the cases of dengue fever this year compared to the same period last year. Figures released by the Ministry of Health reveal that up to July 23 this year, there were 300 confirmed cases of dengue fever compared to 41 confirmed...
The Glebe Polyclinic’s Men’s Health Group will host a public lecture on the topic: At War With Mosquitoes on Thursday, August 11, at 6:00 p.m. The presentation, which takes place at the polyclinic, the Glebe, St. George, will be led by environmental health officers...
(Stock Photo) With the start of the rainy season, the Environmental Health Department of the Ministry of Health is appealing to property owners and householders to step up efforts to rid their surroundings of mosquito breeding sites. Principal Environmental Health...
