The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the public that the Dengue Fever Outbreak first noted in July, 2020, continues with a total of 306 laboratory confirmed cases of Dengue Fever from January 1, 2020 to September 11, 2020. Please click for full details
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that, as part of the its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing 5:30 p.m. daily.
Vincentians have been assured that the Laboratory Service in the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment; is currently equipped to handle the demand for PCR and Rapid Tests for COVID-19 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Chief Laboratory Technologist in the Ministry of Health, Elliot Samuel said that the Government has invested significant funds in recent months, to enhance the capacity of the Laboratory Services in the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is appealing for the co-operation of parents across the country in checking the temperature of their children every day, before they leave home for school, as part of the precautionary measures in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.