Health

Published 16 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN ST.KITTS-NEVIS RECEIVES MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM PAHO FOUNDATION

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 13, 2018 (SKNIS): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has partnered with the Ministry of Health in St. Kitts and Nevis in giving the ministry a substantial donation of medical supplies facilitated by a Kittitian and PAHO Foundation Partnership and Development Consultant, Ms. Minerva Saddler.

At a brief handing over ceremony held at the JNF General Hospital on March 13, Minister of State with responsibility for Health, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, expressed her appreciation for the tremendous donation made by the PAHO Foundation through the hard work of the Ministry of Health and Ms. Saddler as a result of a request for support after the 2017 Hurricane Season where supplies were distributed throughout the community as part of relief efforts.

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Publishe 14 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

by: Media House

Lawsuit filed against SIU for unauthorised herpes vaccine trial in St. Kitts and Nevis and the U.S.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 14, 2018 – Three people injected with an unauthorized herpes vaccine by a Southern Illinois University researcher in St. Kitts and Nevis and the United States have filed suit against his US-based company, demanding compensation for alleged adverse side effects from the experiments.

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Published 6 March 2018

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by: Media Source

“What About Our Health?”- Constituents To Hamilton

Hon. Eugene Hamilton has come under fire from his constituents who are strongly of the view that their elected representative is proving to be nothing more than a dust-catching ornament in the PAM/CCM/PLP government.
Residents of constituency number eight and more so, those of the Cayon area, are furious with Hamilton following the recent ground-breaking ceremony of a major health center in Tabernacle.
This, constituents expressed, is seen as a major disrespect because Hamilton serves as the senior Minister of Health and persons are now noting the vast difference in life in Cayon as opposed to in Tabernacle.

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Published 6 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

by: Media Source

Dr. Patrick Martin: The Citizen, The Minister & The Ambulance

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 6, 2018 – Former Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin is giving public support to a caller who recently questioned the lack of ambulance service in St. Kitts.

At a recent Town Hall meeting in Molineux and on previous talk shows hosted by a government minister, a citizen expressed concern that the lack of an adequate ambulance service at the hospitals and fire services.

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Published 20 February 2018
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by: Media SourceBuckie Got It…..comment “This is such a wonderful thing to have happened under unity. We eased the pain for those families burdened with relatives with mental illness. To god be the glory. Unity is delivering because we care”

Remarks by Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister, at the Re-naming of the Mental Health Day Treatment Centre to reflect Dr. Arthur W. Lake ’s contribution to the psychiatric field

February 20th, 2018

It is indeed a great honour and privilege for me to be part of this auspicious event being held as part of the extended week of activities to commemorate the 3rd Anniversary of our government of National Unity. The solemn oath that I took on February 18th, 2015 has been my guide as I lead and serve all of the people of my beloved St. Kitts and Nevis. I do so with the advice, confidence and support of my Cabinet colleagues. Together as a team we have been opening doors and creating opportunities through service, as well as through the empowerment of all of our citizens and residents.

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