WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic ...
Pichelin gets “Clinic in a Can” mobile health unit
The community of Pichelin has received a new state of the art ‘Clinic in a Can’ ...
Sagicor donates Mobile Medical Unit to Dominica
Chairman of Sagicor Life Inc, Stephen McNamara has said that the extensive outfitting of a ...
Dominica among Caribbean countries signing health cooperation with PAHO
High-level officials from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and ...
Dominica Cancer Society seeks to reduce toll of disease on Dominicans
Saying that too many Dominicans are dying from Cancer, the Dominica Cancer Society is seeking ...
Dominican Carissa Etienne elected for second term as WHO regional director
(PAHO) – The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 142nd session in Geneva, has ...
St. Lucia Diabetes and Hypertension Association donates insulin to Dominica
The St. Lucia Diabetes and Hypertension Association (SLDHA) is continuing in its efforts to ...
CMO says no case of Hantavirus in Dominica
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David Johnson, has said that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ...
Justina Charles stresses importance of sports after Hurricane Maria
Sports Minister, Justina Charles, has stressed the importance of sports and sporting activities ...
OECS joins global community in recognition of World Aids Day 2017
The OECS Commission joins the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the World Health ...
Dominica to observe World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2017 is World AIDS Day and Dominica will join the rest of the world in its ...
BREAKING NEWS: Unusual virus detected in Dominica
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and Environment is informing the public that it is awaiting ...
Obesity and physical inactivity put women at excess risk of diabetes
Diabetes, a major contributor to premature death, is estimated to affect 10-15% of the adult ...
No outbreaks of diseases in wake of Maria officials say
Chief Environmental Health Officer, Ferdinia Carbon, has stated that there have been no major ...
Obesity among Dominican children a “worrying concern”
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Chandler Hyacinth, has stated based on ...
Ministry of Health seeking legislation against tobacco smoke effects
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. David Johnson, has revealed that the ...
Regional network launched to collaborate on Zika and other vector-borne diseases
Havana, Cuba, August, 2017. Mosquito borne diseases continue to impact the Caribbean’s ...
PAHO Launches New Initiative to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of Four Diseases
Every year, an estimated 2,100 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are born with HIV or ...
Ivor Stephenson making ‘tremendous recovery’ says Minister for Planning.
Minister for Planning, Economic Development and Investment, Dr Collin McIntyre, has revealed ...
“Whole of Society” approach needed to combat NCDs says PAHO rep
Country Program Specialist (CPS) at the Pan American Health Organization, Shirley Augustine, ...
Young Dominican to speak at international Alzheimer’s conference
19 year-old Dominican, Rianna Patterson, will present a report on the Dominica Dementia ...
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine team assesses Dominica’s eye screening and treatment program
Dr. Cova Bascaran and Nurse Marcia Zondervan, a two-member team from the London School of ...