The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the public that our strategic testing will be piloted again for travelers arriving in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the AIA, on October 2nd, 2021.
In view of the international attention and ongoing debate regarding the drug Ivermectin being a potential “miracle drug” in the treatment or prevention of COVID-19, the Office of the Drug Inspector in a bid to promote the rational use of medicines through regulated importation as well as proper prescribing and dispensing of pharmaceutical products, advises the public to be wary of unproven claims of the drug’s viability in respect of the current pandemic.
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The Hospital Services Programme of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, is seeking to secure all of their oxygen cylinders currently in the possession of the general public.
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The Public Service Union via a letter to the Governor General on August 23,2021 notified that their members had taken the “decision to withdraw the labour of all essential workers of the Crown for the period September 7th - 10th, 2021”. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to inform the public that during the last two and a half days of the industrial actions, health workers demonstrated their unwavering commitment and solidarity to the delivery of health care to the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the healthcare system and patient care. Please click for full details
World Pediatric Project (WPP) continues its support of the children and families in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. On Thursday, 26th August, 2021, a large donation was made to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE), including three major supplies and equipment tranches. Please click for full details