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It is no secret that the Virgin Islands’ public healthcare system is struggling, with two community clinics shuttered and other facilities across the territory understaffed, under-equipped and under-resourced. This month, …
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The clinic in East End has closed its doors. Staff at the Anegada clinic recently fell ill because of poor working conditions. Major repairs at the main clinic on Virgin …
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The number of residents in need of dialysis could soon eclipse the territory’s ability to administer the treatment, BVI Health Services Authority CEO Dr. June Samuel warned Friday at the …
About 40 healthcare stakeholders gathered last Thursday to provide feedback for an upcoming strategic plan designed to inform the operations of the BVI Health Services Authority for the next five …
The Virgin Islands’ battle against cancer has been boosted to the tune of $67,000 thanks to grassroots action and corporate sponsorship. A cancer research and analysis project by the territory’s …
For Humphry Leue, the Cancer Screening Project he helped launch last week is meaningful on a very personal level. “I myself was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer about two years …
In front of about a dozen medical staff inside the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital Monday afternoon, the BVI Health Services Authority signed a $4 million deal with the Recovery …
The Virgin Islands has become the second United Kingdom overseas territory to introduce a UK-supported initiative designed to boost healthcare standards by training non-regulated medical staff. The Care Certificate Programme, …
We are cautiously optimistic about the sensible plans included in the legislative agenda unveiled in the recent Speech from the Throne even though the to-do list appears overly ambitious for …
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On Tuesday morning, several residents waited patiently in the BVI Diabetes Resource Centre in Road Town for a free screening to determine if they are at risk for an eye …
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On Friday in the House of Assembly, Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley disclosed the amounts the National Health Insurance programme paid to the top five local healthcare providers …
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The region’s health priorities should include mental-health literacy, non-communicable diseases, investigative medicine and climate-change resilience, according to Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley made the call during …
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The BVI Health Services Authority has partnered with a United Kingdom-based company to help standardise the quality of emergency-response training for healthcare workers in the Virgin Islands. The initiative, which …
After weeks of voicing their frustrations online, an “ad hoc committee” of Virgin Gorda residents issued a press release last week detailing a litany of concerns about healthcare on the …
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After two cases of measles were discovered in the Turks and Caicos Islands in early May, Virgin Islands health officials are taking steps to prevent an outbreak here. Since the …
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Can small island developing states like the Virgin Islands meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? This question is among the main discussion topics on the agenda this …
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The East End Police Station closed Friday until further notice because of the government’s ongoing sewage works in the parking lot adjacent to the facility, police announced last week. “These …
Two new ambulances have been added to the fleet operated by the BVI Health Services Authority, the agency announced Tuesday. One of the vehicles was funded by the Ministry of …
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Cycling enthusiast Barry Jones is back promoting biking skills in the territory. A new year of Mr. Jones’ “Learn to Cycle” programme began on Sunday at the Festival Village Grounds …
Providing health care in the Caribbean is becoming more complex as small countries attempt to retain staff, contend with cancers and other noncommunicable diseases, and keep hospital services financially viable. …
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Faced with complaints about smelly public water on Virgin Gorda, government announced Sept. 1 that it had resolved the problem by flushing waterlines and cleaning sargassum from Handsome Bay near …
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Seven days before the general election, Dr. Karl Dawson stood outside the House of Assembly to protest burning at the Pockwood Pond dump that had been sending clouds of acrid …
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Men in the territory, especially ages 40 and up, will be offered a host of free health services in the coming days as part of the annual BVI Red Cross …
Graduates of a three-month intensive course in home care facilitated by the BVI Red Cross accepted their certificates, joined in a song, and revelled in the camaraderie of their shared …
Despite a stormy start, more than two dozen people joined the Elton Georges Annual Diabetes Run/Walk on Nov. 5 as Diabetes Awareness Month got under way. Racers started in the …
