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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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Gastro cases on the rise

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
The Ministry of Health is reporting that gastrointestinal illness continues to increase, and health officials have identified a new virus cause among lab samples...
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Slow going at mobile clinic

Carlos Atwell -
It was a slow going on Thursday as the Ministry of Health’s new mobile clinic moved into Rosemont,St Michael. The Health Care on Wheels service...
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Peak of 500 dengue cases

Antoinette Connell -
There was a peak of 500 dengue cases in January, following an outbreak in October. During that period, there were two deaths associated with the...
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Creating healthy schools with drug prevention

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The following is a submission by the National Council on Substance Abuse to mark Drug Awareness Month. The National Council On Substance Abuse (NCSA) provides...
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Connell: Screenings to tackle cases of high blood pressure

Kendy -
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI), will be hosting a high blood pressure screening event...
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Transplant expert giving back through QEH

Kendy -
World-renowned Barbadian transplant specialist Dr Velma Scantlebury-White is looking to give back to her homeland. Though officially retired, she has been in talks with officials...
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