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By Krystel Rolle A recent tuberculosis (TB) scare at a local primary school has prompted the Ministry of Health to take another look at its policy regarding the

On the night of Friday 17th February, 2012 first world medicine was achieved at Tapion Hospital, Saint Lucia. On 14th February, a 20 year old male from Micoud, was

 By LARA PICKFORD-GORDON THE Council of the Medical Board of TT has been accused of “unprecedented dilly-dallying” in dealing with a complaint from the Medical Research Centre (MRC) regarding

The Ministry of Health has launched a new child health record for children between 0-5 years . Children born in December 2011 and thereafter will be required to use

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 _ Grenadians affected by diabetes now have new additional supplies of medication to manage the diseases and its complications. This follows

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 _ It’s finalized! Grenada and Canada have teamed up to provide healthcare services aimed at preventing and treating hearing loss and

Big losses were suffered by the Ministry of Health due to the expiration of large quantities of drugs, the 2010 report of the Auditor General has stated. The report

THE REFORM of the Barbados Drug Service (BDS), which began in April last year, has resulted in a near-halving of Government’s spending. This revelation has come from Minister of

 By Doug Brunk The Food and Drug Administration today released a drug safety communication about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) through its MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Reporting Program, telling