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Move to protect health records

As Barbados digitises its health records and hospital systems, officials say the change must not leave anyone behind. At a public consultation Thursday night held via Zoom on the digital component of...
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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health...
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BAMP warns of rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases

The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is urging doctors and the public to remain vigilant amid a...
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Fogging programme suspended until further notice

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit has suspended its fogging programme until further notice. The Ministry...
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Fogging Schedule: May 4 to 8

Nationnews Desk -
The Vector Control Unit will concentrate its mosquito reduction programme in St. George next week. On Monday, May 4, the Unit will focus on the following...
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Mental health strain posing safety risks in workplaces, official warns

Ashminnie Moonsammy -
Poor mental health among workers is creating growing safety concerns in workplaces across Barbados. That warning came from Chair of the National Mental Health Commission...
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Minister: Need to reach 95 per cent coverage for herd immunity

Colville Mounsey -
Barbados has fallen below the vaccination level needed to keep dangerous diseases at bay, prompting a warning from Minister of Health and Wellness Senator...
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Mental health strain

Carlos Atwell -
Thousands of Barbadians are seeking help from the Psychiatric Hospital, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Wayne Webster. Addressing the third annual Psychiatric...
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Satisfactory numbers for MMR, though not yet at benchmark

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
More people are getting immunised – a marked change in behaviour from the hesitancy observed towards the end of and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Though...
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Cancer Support Services calls for committed volunteers

Ashada Joseph -
Cancer Support Services (CSS) is seeking some more good men and women who will stay the course even after their loved ones have recovered...
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