[ad_1] 50 The Ministry of Health and Wellness reminds members of the public that the Mobile Clinic will operate at the following locations and times, this week, from Monday to Thursday. Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St Michael – Monday, July 22. Emerald City Carpark, Six Roads, St Philip – Tuesday, July 23. National Insurance and […]
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[ad_1] 34 The Vector Control Unit will take its fogging programme to St George and St John, this week. The Unit will visit both parishes on Monday when it carries out its fogging exercise in Wakefield Road, Four Road, Lemon Arbour Village, Bayley Alley, Sweet Vale, Butcher Road, Brathwaite Road, and Golden Ridge. The team […]
[ad_1] 164 The Ministry of Health and Wellness strongly refutes a statement made in a section of the press that indicated Barbadians’ health was at risk during the recently concluded T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup. The facts are as follows: During Cricket World Cup, the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in conjunction with the Caribbean […]
[ad_1] 40 The Vector Control Unit will take its mosquito reduction campaign to the parishes of St John and St Michael this week. The team will concentrate its efforts in St John from Monday, July 15, to Thursday, July 18. The following communities will be fogged on Monday: Sealy Hall, Consett Bay Cul-de-sac, Codrington, Sargeant […]
[ad_1] 64 Prominent singer Jan Keiser, the daughter of renowned songstress Carlyn Leacock, has appealed for public support following costly hip replacement surgery in Lithuania. The former Spice and Company lead singer who is a central member of the praise team at the First Baptist Church underwent the procedure to address injuries stemming from a […]
[ad_1] 42 Several areas in St Michael and St James will be sprayed by the Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Unit this week, as it seeks to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. The Unit will focus on St Michael for the first four days of the week. On Monday it will target Henry Dunant Road,1st to 3rd North […]
[ad_1] 59 Staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital laboratory staged a walkout on Friday in protest against severe health hazards in their working environment. The action follows years of complaints about perilous and unacceptable conditions that have persisted despite repeated appeals for improvement. “The laboratory staff has been extremely patient and long-suffering,” Deputy General Secretary […]
[ad_1] 21 All services have resumed at the island’s public hospital following the passage of Hurricane Beryl yesterday. Corporate Communications Specialist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Shane Sealy told Barbados TODAY that operations had resumed as usual yesterday evening as there had been “very, very minor damage” at the Martindales Road facility and most had […]
[ad_1] 38 CEO of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Neil Clark has assured that patients and staff at the public hospital are safe amid the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Speaking on CBC a short while ago, he said the QEH had survived the worst of the Category 3 hurricane, with only a few minor leaks […]
[ad_1] 11 As Barbados braces for potential adverse weather associated with approaching tropical waves, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is advising patients who have prescriptions due within a week to get them refilled as soon as possible. To facilitate this, the hospital pharmacy is extending opening hours Saturday, June 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 […]