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MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS EDUCATES PUBLIC ON WAYS TO PROTECT AGAINST TRANSMISSION OF DENGUE FEVER

Published 14 April 2019

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Dr. Hazel Laws, CMO
MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS EDUCATES PUBLIC ON WAYS TO PROTECT AGAINST TRANSMISSION OF DENGUE FEVER
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 12, 2019 (SKNIS): With the outbreak of dengue fever in neighbouring islands, particularly Jamaica, officials from the Ministry of Health have increased efforts to educate residents of St. Kitts and Nevis on ways to protect against the transmission of the virus which is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

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OFFICIALS FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO DISCUSS DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ON WORKING FOR YOU ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

Published 10 April 2019

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OFFICIALS FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO DISCUSS DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ON WORKING FOR YOU ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 10, 2019 (SKNIS): Officials from the Ministry of Health will be the special guests on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. 

The panel will include Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Dr. Keisha Liddie, Acting Director Community Health Services.

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH’S STATEMENT ON OBSERVANCE OF WORLD HEALTH DAY 2019

Published 7 April 2019

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH’S STATEMENT ON OBSERVANCE OF WORLD HEALTH DAY 2019

Please find PDF link below Re: Official Statement from the Ministry of Health of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in Observance of World Health Day, 2019.

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f9c18edcb5e81ee00df9977e6/files/957a852f-8e2d-4dd1-b9d2-611d5ba75f5e/MOH_Release_on_World_Health_Day_2019_April_7_2019_.pdf

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PUBLIC ADVISORY FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Published 3 April 2019

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PUBLIC ADVISORY FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Seasonal Influenza (Flu)
We are presently approaching the end of the flu season which extends from October through to
April. However, flu activity in the United States and the Caribbean region remains high.

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS BUREAU OF STANDARDS WORKS TO DEVELOP PROPER REGULATIONS FOR LABELLING OF PRODUCTS 

Published 29 March 2019

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS BUREAU OF STANDARDS WORKS TO DEVELOP PROPER REGULATIONS FOR LABELLING OF PRODUCTS 

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 28, 2019 (SKNIS): Ensuring that consumers’ health and rights are protected is of paramount importance to the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs as they actively work together to ensure that products are properly labelled through development of regulations, says Jermine Mike, Head of Standardization/Air Quality at SKNBS.

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