Category Archives: Health

DLP complains about wait times, incomplete renovations in QEH A&E

Wait times at the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) are still too long, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has complained. The party’s spokesperson on health Paul Gibson lamented that people were waiting in excess of two days to be seen by a doctor, even though millions of dollars had […]

#BTColumn – We need action, not (empty) resolutions!

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. As we move into any New Year, one tradition is to make a New Year’s resolution. Some social marketing research shows that a majority of these resolutions focus on improving personal health, such as losing some weight, […]

Education key to curbing substance abuse – Minister Abrahams

By Michron Robinson Education on substance abuse at all levels of society is critical. That’s according to Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams who was speaking to Barbados TODAY after a special church service on Sunday marking the start of Drug Awareness Month at the Church of the Nazarene at Collymore Rock. He […]

PAHO: Access to COVID vaccines key as new variants emerge

As health authorities in Barbados remain on alert with the COVID-19 Omicron variant now detected in the region, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne says accelerating access to vaccines will be key to protecting populations, particularly the most vulnerable. Omicron, which was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) […]

Fogging schedule for October 18 -22

The Vector Control Unit will take the fight against mosquito-borne diseases to the parish of Christ Church this week. On Monday, October 18, the team will head to the following districts: Gooding Road, Brathwaite Gap, Gills Gap, Rockley New Road and surrounding areas. It will then visit Ventnor Gardens 1st, 2nd and 3rd Avenues, Golf Club […]

Fogging schedule for October 11 – 15

Several districts in St. James and Christ Church will be targeted when the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness carries out its fogging exercise this week. On Monday, October 11, the team will be in St. James in the following areas: Westmoreland, Lancaster #2 and environs. The next day, Tuesday, October […]

Fogging schedule for October 4 – 8

The Vector Control Unit will carry out its fogging programme in the western and southern sections of the island this week. The team will be in St James on Monday, October 4, at Deans Town Terrace, Walcott Avenue, Jackman Avenue, Beckles Gap, Gilkes Village, Buccaneers Terrace, Apes Hill Development, Westmoreland Lancaster 2, and environs. Risk […]

Fogging schedule for September 27 – October 1

The Vector Control Unit will continue its fogging programme in St James this week. The communities to be sprayed on Monday, September 27, include Waterhall Land, St Silas Heights 1 to 5, Westmoreland and Lancaster No. 2. On Tuesday, September 28, it will be the turn of Deanstown Terrace, Walcott Avenue, Jackman Avenue, Beckles Gap, […]

Fogging schedule for September 20 – 24

Several communities in the parish of St. James will be sprayed this week, under the Vector Control Unit’s fogging programme. The exercise will begin on Monday, September 20, at 3rd Avenue Rock Dundo, #2 Bakers Avenue, Park Close, Bakers Rise, South Drive, #2 Bakers Woods, Upper Carlton 1 and 2, Sion Hill Tenantry, Hall Road, […]