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NO FINANCIAL BARRIER TO ACCESS MEDICAL CARE AT JNF GENERAL HOSPITAL’S EMERGENCY ROOM

Published 18 July 2018

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NO FINANCIAL BARRIER TO ACCESS MEDICAL CARE AT JNF GENERAL HOSPITAL’S EMERGENCY ROOM

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 18, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, has sought to clear the air as it relates to the policy surrounding medical treatment for asthmatic patients at the hospital’s emergency room.

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PM Health Walk to be held in Constituency Number Three takes new format

Published 18 July 2018

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PM Health Walk to be held in Constituency Number Three takes new format

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 18, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — The ever growing number of health conscious citizens and residents of the Federation has received good news to the effect that the now hugely popular Prime Minister’s Monthly Health Walk will be held on Saturday July 21. The walk will be held in its entirety in Constituency Number Three.

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ROSS UNIVERSITY EXPANDS ITS FOOTPRINT IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW RESEARCH AND PATHOLOGY BUILDING

Published 12 July 2018

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ROSS UNIVERSITY EXPANDS ITS FOOTPRINT IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW RESEARCH AND PATHOLOGY BUILDING

 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 11, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Tuesday, July 10, top level government officials in St. Kitts and Nevis joined representatives of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), as well as officials from its parent organization – Adtalem Global Education, for a ribbon cutting ceremony that signaled the official opening of the institution’s new multimillion-dollar Research and Pathology Building.

The ceremony was held under the auspices of the Governor General, His Excellency Sir S.W Tapley Seaton.

The US$10.5 million building features 13,000 square feet of research space and comprises a pathology viewing area to enhance student learning and allows for multidisciplinary research to benefit human and animal health in the Caribbean.

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Brief Remarks by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards,mon the Occasion of the Opening of the New Research and Pathology Building at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Published 11 July 2018

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Brief Remarks by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards,mon the Occasion of the Opening of the New Research and Pathology Building at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

July 10th, 2018

It is my great honour and privilege to be here with you today as Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) expands its research footprint in St. Kitts and Nevis.

I am confident that the official opening of this USD $10.5 million-dollar Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) Research and Pathology building will further enhance Ross University’s academic reputation, as well as its already high standards.

Significantly, the new building represents the next phase of RUSVM’s important research into the study, diagnosis and control of veterinary diseases.

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Ross University School of Medicine hosts Community Health Fair in Molineux

Published 2 July 2018

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Ross University School of Medicine hosts Community Health Fair in Molineux

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 2, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Scores of residents in the Molineux District, and from far afield including Basseterre and other towns and villages, on Saturday June 30 received free wellness screening at a Community Health Fair organised by the Ross University School of Medicine.

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