Plans underway to make Kalinago Territory a health district says MP
Parliamentary Representative for the Salybia constituency and Minister of Kalinago Affairs ...
Health Minister justifies new tax on unhealthy items
Health Minister, Dr. Kenneth Darroux, has sought to explain government’s decision on the ...
Massive crowd for hospital ship not indictment of health sector – Dr. Darroux
Health Minister, Dr. Kenneth Darroux is dismissing claims that the massive turnout of Dominican ...
Close to 8,500 get attention on US hospital ship
Eight thousand four hundred and eighty-eight (8,488) Dominicans have so far received medical ...
CNCDs noticeable on US hospital ship
While pointing out that Dominicans are generally healthy people, Captain of the Medical Corps, ...
Over 10,000 to receive medical attention on US medical ship
Ten thousand, eight hundred Dominicans are expected to receive medical attention during a ...
Economist pleased with tax on high sugar items
Economist, McCarthy Marie, has indicated that he is pleased with the announcement made during ...
New PMH grabs largest slice of health budget
Nineteen million, five hundred thousand dollars ($19.5-million) is the Ministry of Health’s ...
COMMENTARY: Let food be thy medicine
An erupting volcano is an apt description for the impending obesity and chronic ...
Men top list of new HIV cases in Dominica
Coordinator of the National HIV and AIDS Response Unit, Julie Frampton, has said the island ...
Nursing supervisors receive training in Service Mentorship
Forty nursing supervisors from across the island are being trained to be better able to improve ...
Public advised to participate in free health mission on US hospital ship
The general public is being encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity for free medical ...
Caribbean contributes to global goal of 15 million people on life-saving HIV treatment by 2015
The AIDS targets of Millennium Development Goal 6— halting and reversing the spread of ...
Caribbean leads world in reduction of new HIV infection – UN
The United Nations is reporting major progress by the Caribbean in battling HIV/AIDS, with the ...
PAHO Director recommends more taxes on unhealthy foods
While pointing out that governments are not obligated to increase taxes on foods high in salt, ...
Caribbean could eliminate mother to child HIV transmission by 2030 – PAHO Director
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne says the Caribbean ...
Dominica declared free of Measles and Rubella
It is now official: Dominica is free from Measles, Rubella and Congenital Bubella Syndrome. ...
Bleak picture of chronic disease risk in Dominica
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, has described the ...
PAHO Director to pay official visit to Dominica
Director of the Pan American Health Organization and Regional Director of the World Health ...
Cuba becomes first country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission
On Tuesday Cuba became the first country to be validated by the World Health Organization as ...
Diabetic tells how he manages diabetes
“Being diagnosed with diabetes or knowing someone who is diagnosed with the condition can ...
US hospital ship to host health mission to Dominica
Dominicans will be provided with healthcare and other humanitarian services courtesy of the ...