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Plans underway for landmark pharmaceutical plant

Plans are under way to establish a $64 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Barbados to produce intravenous (IV) fluids for local use and export – a first for the...
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Eden Lodge Primary suspends classes after teachers fall ill

Classes at the Eden Lodge primary school have been suspended after reports of teachers falling ill. It is...
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Barbados praised for HIV progress

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday congratulated Barbados for eliminating the transmission of HIV from mother to child. It...
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Barbadian Alvin Hart re-elected CNO vice-president

Barbadian nurse Alvin Hart has been re-elected vice-president of the Caribbean Nurses Organization (CNO) for a second consecutive...
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Clark vows to address nurses’ concerns

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) chief executive officer Neil Clark has reaffirmed his commitment to addressing nurses’ concerns following...
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BAEP makes endometriosis strategic plan

Nationnews Desk -
Barbados has made history as the first Caribbean nation to develop a comprehensive Strategic Action Plan for Endometriosis. The plan, unveiled by the Barbados Association of...
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Ministry clears air on scabies claims

Nationnews Desk -
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has issued a firm denial of recent “exaggerated claims” surrounding a scabies outbreak, stating that both patient and...
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Health Ministry rejects claims of mismanagement in scabies response

Nationnews Desk -
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has rejected what it describes as exaggerated and inaccurate claims about the handling of a recent scabies outbreak...
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St Lucia monitoring new Covid-19 variant

Kimberley Browne -
CASTRIES – The Ministry of Health is urging the public to remain vigilant as health authorities monitor a newly identified COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1. The World...
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Health officials confirm scabies cases at Geriatric Hospital

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
Health officials have officially diagnosed the skin condition affecting nine patients at the Geriatric Hospital as scabies. Scabies is an infectious disease caused by a...
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DLP calls for transparency over Geriatric Hospital outbreak

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An outbreak of infection at the Geriatric Hospital has prompted strong criticism from the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which is accusing the Government of...
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