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No cases of cyclosporiasis in Barbados, says Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says there are no suspected or confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in Barbados despite an outbreak of the foodborne illness in the United States. In...
Health

Site checks the norm, says Ishmael

Officials from the Environmental Health Department are inspecting migrant worker accommodations across Barbados and have identified compliance issues...
Health

QEH to dispose of unclaimed bodies

Backed by recent legislative changes, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is preparing to dispose of 65 bodies left...
Health

‘No new cases’ of scarlet fever

Chief Medical Officer Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George says there have been no new cases of scarlet...
Business

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for...
Health

Fogging Schedule: June 29 to July 3

Nationnews Desk -
Several districts in Christ Church will be fogged next week by the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit as part of ongoing...
Health

BARP sounds caution

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Not only does the Barbados Association of Retired Person (BARP) not support the call for retired returning nationals to pay towards their own health...
Health

Ishmael wants food industry to help solve NCD crisis

Diara Springer -
Barbados has the size to solve its own health crisis of noncommunicable diseases, and the food industry is being called on to help make...
Health

Tips on care for animals during drought and heatwave

Nationnews Desk -
Barbados is heating up and with the humidity rising, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can become a real risk for domestic animals, says veterinarian...
Health

Call for brand-name cancer drugs

Antoinette Connell -
Cancer survivor, Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, is making a case for access to the brand-name drugs for cancer patients. She told the House of...
Health

MP wants returning nationals to fund their drug costs

Antoinette Connell -
Barbadians returning home to live should be made to pay towards their health care rather than receiving it for free. That is the suggestion of...
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