Women in St. Vincent and the Grenadines who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant, are among those across the region being advised by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to follow all the safety guidelines which have been set out in preparation for the fight against the Zika Virus. The Zika Virus is… Continue Reading →
Beekeepers across St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to safeguard their Bee Farms when the Ministry of Health conducts its fogging exercises to fight against the Ades Aegypti Mosquito and the Zika viral illness. Senior Environmental Health Officer- Danville Toney said with the increasing threat of the Zika Virus across the Caribbean, the… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Agriculture is expected to begin the export of root crops to the United Kingdom by the first half of this year. Minister of Agriculture says these exports will be done through an initiative with WINFRESH, and it is part of the diversification of the Agricultural Sector. He said this country can boast… Continue Reading →
The senior United Nations Coordinator for the Cholera Response in Haiti, Pedro Medrano Rojas, says support for initiatives to combat the disease in the country have been “disappointing,”. According to Carib Journal, Rojas said they are standing at a tipping point, and the European Union – the world’s largest single donor of development aid –… Continue Reading →
Chairman of the National Surveillance Committee in the Ministry of Health Dr. Rosmond Adams said the spread of Chikungunya will be difficult to control if Vincentians do not support the Ministry’s efforts to contain the disease Speaking on NBC’s Face to Face programme this morning, Dr. Adams said there are now over than seven hundred… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Health is urging Vincentians to maintain their vigilance in the fight to eradicate the chikungunya viral disease here. The appeal has come from the Chairman of the National Surveillance Committee in the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment, Dr. Rosmond Adams. Dr. Adams noted that the Ministry of Health has been… Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is intensifying its fogging and other activities to contain the spread of the Chikungunya viral disease here. Chairman of the National Surveillance Committee in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Rosmond Adams says the Ministry is working to ensure that the outbreak of the disease does not reach… Continue Reading →