Published 27 July 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE RE: MONKEYPOX UPDATE
Please click on the press release below from the Ministry of Health Re: Monkeypox update
NO REPORTED CASES OF MONKEYPOX IN ST KITTS AND NEVIS AS HEALTH MINISTRY STRENGTHENS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Published 27 July 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source
NO REPORTED CASES OF MONKEYPOX IN ST KITTS AND NEVIS AS HEALTH MINISTRY STRENGTHENS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 25, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, said that there are no reported cases of monkeypox in the twin-island Federation as of Monday, July 25, 2022, and there are no plans to restrict the movement of people or goods coming into the country at this time.
CARPHA INFORMATION AND LINK TO AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. JOY ST. JOHN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CARPHA
Published 27 July 2022
Basseterre
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CARPHA INFORMATION AND LINK TO AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. JOY ST. JOHN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CARPHA
Monkeypox – a Regional Overview
“We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox established in the Caribbean. Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19. It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person. The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents is different from what was reported in endemic countries. Caribbean people need to be vigilant and pay attention,” stated Dr. Joy St. John, Executive Director at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), following the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration on 23 July, 2022, that the global spread of the monkeypox virus, constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Food Security: Children on Nevis exposed to importance of eating locally grown foods
Published 25 July 2022
Basseterre
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Food Security: Children on Nevis exposed to importance of eating locally grown foods
CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, July 25, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education of the Nevis Island Administration, Mr Kevin Barrett, is calling on persons to eat more of what is grown locally as it is healthier, noting that it would encourage the farmers to grow more instead of the country having to rely on imported foods.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE RE: NO CASES OF MONKEYPOX IN THE FEDERATION OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE RE: NO CASES OF MONKEYPOX IN THE FEDERATION OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISSEMINATION
As of Sunday July 17, 2022, there are no reported suspected, probable, or confirmed cases of
monkeypox in the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis. Four (4) other CARICOM member states
have been affected by the travel of infected individuals and their close contacts so far. However,
the monkeypox outbreak has not affected St. Kitts & Nevis yet and there are no plans for border
closure.