by Joy Springer | Aug 12, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to be concerned about the “subtle and not so subtle” marketing of unhealthy food to children. Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Arthur Phillips, said today that the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes...
by Joy Springer | Dec 17, 2019 | banner, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported a spike in cases of fever with respiratory illness over the last four weeks when compared to the same periods in 2017 and 2018. While an increased number of cases were also recorded at this time of year...
by Joy Springer | Feb 24, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
The Ministry of Health has dismissed as untrue a report being relayed via WhatsApp that a 10-year-old Barbadian boy was infected with HIV after eating pineapple purchased from a vendor who was himself infected. According to the report being circulated, the vendor had...
by Joy Springer | Nov 1, 2016 | Ministry News
Barbados is committed to ensuring that the healthy cognitive, social and emotional development of young children receives the highest priority. This was revealed on Monday by Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Broome, as she delivered the...
by Joy Springer | Aug 30, 2016 | Ministry News
Preventive action, in particular lifestyle change, is the key to stemming the growing public health threat of chronic diseases in Barbados. This submission came from Dr. Leslie Rollock, Senior Medical Officer of Health (CNCDs), as she addressed the 10th anniversary...