Tag Archives: Health

Fogging schedule for September 13 – 17

Districts in St Lucy and St James will be targeted when the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness carries out its fogging exercise this week. On Monday, September 13, the team will spray the following areas: Cave Hill, Air View, Ursula Caddell-Sobers Drive, Little Bay Road, Cove Bay Road, Pie Corner, […]

Fogging schedule for September 6 to 10

The Vector Control Unit will continue its fogging programme in the parish of St Lucy this week. On Monday, September 6, the team will visit Maycocks Road, Broomfield 1 and 2, Husbands Drive, Maycocks Terrace, Harrison Point, Friendly Hall Road, Checker Hall Development, Babbs and surrounding areas. The communities to be sprayed on Tuesday, September […]

Fogging schedule for August 30 to September 3

The Vector Control Unit will concentrate its mosquito eradication exercise in the north of the island this week. Fogging will take place in St Peter on Monday, August 30, at Colleton Gardens, Six Men’s Development and Village, Diamond Corner, Moore Hill, Lower Castle, Upper Castle and environs. The team will return to St Peter on […]

Health-care workers see rise in mental health queries by residents

Though up-to-date data is not available, health-care professionals have seen a notable rise in mental health queries and stress among residents over the last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Nursing Officer in the Drug Rehabilitation Unit at the Barbados Psychiatric Hospital, Joel Barrow says although individuals may not have been diagnosed with a known […]

Fogging schedule for May 3 – 7

The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue its fogging exercise in the parish of St James, this week. On May 3, the team will visit: Bagatelle Road, Bagatelle Park, Little Ridge, Hoytes Village Development, St John The Baptist Drive, 1st and 2nd Avenues Thorpe’s Road, Holders Hill, Thorpe’s Main […]

UN chief wants inequalities addressed in ending AIDS by 2030

SOURCE: CMC — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030. The UN chief issued the warning in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the world back on track. According […]

Fogging schedule for May 10 – 14

The Vector Control Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be moving its mosquito eradication exercise to rural parishes this week. On Monday, May 10, the fogging team will visit the following communities in St. Andrew: Hillaby Church Gap, Mose Bottom, Mount Hillaby, Turners Hall and Harewood Road and surrounding areas. The team […]

Health facility re-opened – Barbados Today

Residents of St Andrew now have a newly-renovated and modernized outpatient clinic. The facility, which was due for permanent closure, will allow residents to access community-based services in an enhanced atmosphere. At today’s opening ceremony, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic said due to serious infrastructural issues that plagued the building in […]

Fogging schedule for May 17 – 21

Several rural communities are scheduled to be sprayed this week, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Fogging Programme. The exercise will begin in St Joseph on Monday, May 17, at Mellows Hill, Chimborazo, Mascoll Road, Alley Road, Braggs Hill, Union Road, Sugar Hill, Yearwood Road, Lammings New Road, Lammings Housing Area, Lammings Close, Wheel […]

Health Minister says Barbados has achieved desired COVID positivity rate

Barbados has achieved a major goal in its fight against COVID-19. Minister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic has revealed that for the first time the country had reached its target of 25 cases per 100, 000, following a positivity rate of 1.04 per cent during the past week. Speaking during the Barbados […]