The Expanded Program on immunization within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is celebrating the 17th Vaccination Week of the Americas from April 20-27, 2019.
World Pediatric Project (WPP) Director for the Eastern Caribbean – Jaqueline Brown-King said that during the General Surgery and the Laparoscopic mission they will conduct nine surgeries with eight from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and one from Dominica.
Adherence to the National Food Based Dietary Guidelines can help to reduce cases of obesity and malnutrition in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
On Monday, April 8th, 2019, the Modern Medical & Diagnostic Centre received a water cooler and flat screen TV with wall mount as a donation from the Standard Caribbean Shippers (SCS) Ltd. (a New York-based Vincentian-owned shipping company founded in 1999 which has an office in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines located on Upper Middle Street).
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment through its routine and ongoing monitoring and surveillance activities, has picked up one laboratory confirmed case of Influenza A H1N1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the year 2019. The patient has made a full recovery without complications.