Gov’t takes aim at pit latrines in Tete Morne
Residents of the Tete Morne Community may soon say good bye to pit latrines as EC$ 100,000 has ...
Diabetic amputations a major headache for health officials
Acting Health Promotions Coordinator, Alison Samuel, says amputations due to diabetes have been ...
TB still a threat to Caribbean
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joins the Region in observing World Tuberculosis ...
H1N1 among Flu strains circulating in Dominica
The Ministry of Health and Environment (MOH) is informing the general public that there has ...
Infection control manual launched
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Helen Royer said with the launch of an Infection ...
PMH bedbug infestation not unique to Dominica – Darroux
Health Minister, Kenneth Darroux, has said an infestation of bedbugs at the Princess Margaret ...
Success reported in eliminating mother to child HIV transmission
Dominica is reporting a rate of success in eliminating mother to child transmission of the ...
Lugay raises concerns after landfill fire
Parliamentary Representative for the Roseau North Constituency, Daniel Lugay has raised ...
CARPHA takes aim at harmful use of alcohol
Within a few months a policy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol intake could become a reality ...
Dominicans urged to do their part in the fight against Glaucoma
Minister for Health, Dr. Kenneth Darroux, says while the public health services are doing their ...
Health Advisory: Fond Cole Landfill Smoke Fumes
Ministry of Health and Environment wishes to advise the general public that smoke inhalation ...
Proceed cautiously with marijuana health official warns
Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Dr. C. James Hospedales is ...
Obesity concerns
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Helen Royer is appealing for an all hands on deck ...
Collaborating to end the Chikungunya scourge
“Chikungunya in the Caribbean: Meeting Today’s Challenge and Preparing for the ...
Rotary Club’s fourth hearing mission
The Rotary Club of Dominica is collaborating once again with the Centers for Hearing Care and ...
Dominica, Guadeloupe sign Letter of Intent for hospital cooperation
A Letter of Intent was signed last week between the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and the ...
Bedbug infestation at PMH
Health officials in Dominica are expressing concern over an infestation of “Bedbugs” at the ...
Chicken Pox being closely monitored in schools
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is “following carefully” the presence of the contagious ...
Chikungunya epidemic declared officially over in Dominica
The Ministry of Health and Environment (MoH) has declared the chikungunya epidemic officially ...
Mosquito-borne diseases high on Caribbean public health agenda
The emergence of the Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean in 2013, led to more than 800,000 ...
Young entrepreneur provides therapeutic massage at home
Like many young Dominicans after leaving school, Jessica Bellevue had difficulty finding her ...
Breast Cancer survivors get assistance
At least 20 breast cancer survivors in Dominica will receive prosthetic breasts to enhance ...