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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN ST. KITTS HOSTS 26TH ANNUAL OPEN DAY UNDER THE THEME “FOOD SECURITY FOR OUR COUNTRY”

Published 26 April 2019

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN ST. KITTS HOSTS 26^TH ANNUAL OPEN DAY UNDER THE THEME “FOOD SECURITY FOR OUR COUNTRY”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 25, 2019 (SKNIS): The grounds of the Department of Agriculture in St. Kitts came alive on Thursday, April 25, with the start of the 2019 Agriculture Open Day, an event held annually to showcase local produce and products, as well as to give local vendors an opportunity to generate income.

The highly-anticipated two-day (April 25-26) event, which is held under the theme “Food Security for our Country”, commenced with an opening ceremony at the Department of Agriculture Conference Room at LaGuerite.

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PRIME MINISTER HARRIS REAFFIRMS THE TEAM UNITY GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY

Published 26 April 2019

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PRIME MINISTER HARRIS REAFFIRMS THE TEAM UNITY GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 25, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris used Thursday (April 25) morning’s ceremony to mark the opening of the Department of Agriculture’s Open Day 2019 to reaffirm his Government’s fullest commitment to the farming community in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Addressing the ceremony at the department’s conference room at LaGuerite, Prime Minister Harris told the nation’s farmers and fisher folk that the Team Unity administration stands with them and noted that “we are prepared to give all that we reasonably can for the forward thrust and development of the agricultural sector.”

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WHO News Release

Published 25 April 2019

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To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more:
New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more

24 April 2019 | GENEVA: Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).

“Achieving health for all means doing what is best for health right from the beginning of people’s lives,” says WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Early childhood is a period of rapid development and a time when family lifestyle patterns can be adapted to boost health gains.”

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS OBSERVES VACCINATION WEEK 2019 WITH ACTIVITIES AIMED AT SENSITIZING AND RE-SENSITIZING PUBLIC ON BENEFITS OF GETTING VACCINATED

Published 24 April 2019

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS OBSERVES VACCINATION WEEK 2019 WITH ACTIVITIES AIMED AT SENSITIZING AND RE-SENSITIZING PUBLIC ON BENEFITS OF GETTING VACCINATED

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2019 (SKNIS): The Federal Ministry of Health has planned a number of activities in celebration of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2019, which runs from Saturday, April 20 to Saturday, April 27, under the regional slogan “Protect Your Community. Do Your Part. #GetVax”.

During the period April 23-25, health officials will carry out a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Promotion and Sensitization at Prenatal and Child Health Clinics. Health Education on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Vector borne Diseases and Health Education on Vaccination Schedule in Nurseries, Pre-Schools and Daycare Centres will be done from April 23-26, as well as a “Mop-Up” Vaccination Campaign to Address Defaulter Children up to the age of 5 years. In Nevis, a Measles Simulation Presentation to Healthcare Workers will be done on Tuesday, April 23.

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS HAS HAD LONG TRACK RECORD OF VACCINATION USE AND ADVOCACY DATING BACK TO THE 1800s, SAYS MINISTER PHIPPS

Published 24 April 2019

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The Honourable Senator Wendy Phipps, Minister of State with Responsibility for Health

ST. KITTS-NEVIS HAS HAD LONG TRACK RECORD OF VACCINATION USE AND ADVOCACY DATING BACK TO THE 1800s, SAYS MINISTER PHIPPS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2019 (SKNIS): In her address to the nation in commemoration of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2019, which runs from Saturday, April 20 to Saturday, April 27, under the regional slogan ““Protect Your Community. Do Your Part. #GetVax”, The Honourable Senator Wendy Phipps, Minister of State with Responsibility for Health, said that “St. Kitts and Nevis has had a long track record of vaccination use and advocacy” dating as far back as the 1800s.