Published 16 January 2023
Basseterre
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St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Health Encourages Persons to Donate Blood to the Blood Bank
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, January 16, 2023 [Ministry of Health]: The Ministry of Health and the Joseph N France General Hospital Executive Management Committee would like to announce some critical changes to be enacted immediately to ensure the continued improvement of quality patient care to the citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Published 11 January 2023
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St Kitts Nevis News Source
Persons Asked To be Vigilant Against Several Respiratory Infections Including COVID-19
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, January 11, 2023 [Press Secretary’s Office]: St. Kitts and Nevis, as with the rest of the region, is in the middle of the 2022-2023 Influenza (flu) season which typically occurs between November to March each year.
Published 11 January 2023
Basseterre
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CARPHA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATES PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS ON REGIONAL HEALTH MATTERS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 11, 2023 (SKNIS) –Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John met today (January 11) in Basseterre with the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, and updated him on regional general public health matters with a particular focus on COVID-19.
CARPHA Encourages Enhanced Vigilance and Vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 05 January, 2023: Almost 3 years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the Caribbean Region and the COVID-19 outbreak was designated a pandemic, COVID-19 cases are still occurring in our communities. In light of this, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is encouraging Ministries of Health to maintain surveillance of severe acute respiratory illness; hospitalisations and deaths, PCR testing and gene sequencing of severe hospitalised cases; and hospital intensive care to avoid deaths.
Published 5 January 2023
Basseterre
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ST. KITTS & NEVIS’ EMBASSY IN ROC (TAIWAN) DONATES MULTI-PURPOSE PENS TO JNF GENERAL HOSPITAL
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 5, 2023 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Embassy in the Republic of China (Taiwan) donated today (January 5) 600 multi-purpose pens to the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital. The pens can be used for hygienic purposes as they can be filled with hand sanitizer or alcohol-based solutions, which are valuable today in helping to curb the spread of infectious respiratory illnesses such as the flu and COVID-19.
