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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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US confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
US health officials have confirmed a human case of bird flu in a patient that had no immediately known animal exposure. The patient, in the...
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It’s a ‘nightmare’ at QEH

Kimberley Browne -
Senator Andre Worrell, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesperson for health, has described the health care situation at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) as...
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Weir wants more help for those suffering with lupus

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
With Barbados having the third highest incidence of lupus in the world, president of the Hope Foundation Shelley Weir is calling for more help...
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Fogging Schedule: August 26 to 30, 2024 

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will conduct its fogging programme in St Philip, Christ Church and St George...
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Ministry of Health confirms no active mpox cases in Barbados

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that a statement currently circulating about a case of mpox, (previously known as monkeypox), is not...
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Ministry on alert to detect any Mpox symptoms

Kimberley Browne -
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be stepping up surveillance for people exhibiting symptoms of Mpox, previously known as monkeypox. This comes in the...
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