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Measles outbreak may cause concern in VI – Hon Carvin Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With a report from the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating that from January 1 to March 28, 2019, 387 individual cases of measles were confirmed in 15 states, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone says these troubling stats may cause concern to local residents.
Measles on the rise; Authorities blame vaccine hesitation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the Virgin Islands (VI) prepare to observe Vaccination Week 2019, residents are being cautioned of the risks involved with vaccine hesitancy as measles is making comeback on the global scale.
VI Medical Tourism unfeasible now - Dr Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI – Dr Heskeith Vanterpool, owner of the Bougainvillea Clinic, a private hospital in the Capital City, Road Town, is of the view that while there was much talk of medical tourism under the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) administration, it is unfeasible for the Virgin Islands (VI) at this time.
Peebles slothful at inking collab with Bougainvillea Clinic
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands’ (VI) first private hospital, the Bougainvillea Clinic, just 6 months after operating their Cat Lab, is seeing major success with patients accessing the service locally.
Students lead beach cleanup efforts
BRANDYWINE BAY, Tortola, VI - Today, Saturday, April 13, 2019, a group of seven students from the St. George’s Secondary School (SGSS) along with their biology teacher, Ms Makeba Joseph, came together to show some care for the environment as part of an initiative under their school’s environmental programme.
VI Red Cross embarks on ‘Blood Drive’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Red Cross Association has organised a ‘Blood Donor Drive’ that runs throughout the week, Monday March 25, to Friday, March 29, 2019.
Hon Malone touts partnerships to improve healthcare delivery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone(AL), has committed to mobilize all available resources, internal and external to the Ministry and within the legal parameters of the office, to secure the well being of everyone residing in the Territory, in addition to increased partnerships in order to improve the healthcare delivery services in the Territory.
CANCELLED: No Nurse Iris O’Neal opening, building not ready!
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Dr Hubert R. O’Neal (R9) and his National Democratic Party (NDP 1) government was hoping for some election brownie points by rushing to open the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre.
Cabinet Appoints BVI Health Services Authority Board Members
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved the appointment of new members to serve on the BVI Health Services Authority Board for the next two years consecutively.
VI Gov’t responds to one man protest; commits to assisting ailing educator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the one-day protest on Monday January 20, 2019, the government of the Virgin Island (VI) has made moves to charter a local aircraft to convey Mr Gordon Callender, to Trinidad and Tobago.
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