Faculty, staff, parents and guardians from the Cedar International, Montessori and St. Georges Primary School are invited to a Hand-Foot and Mouth Information meeting on Tuesday, November 12 at 4:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the St. Georges Anglican Church Hall in Road Town, Tortola. Officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Development, the Environmental Health Division and the BVI Health Services Authority are leading the meeting in an effort to inform stakeholders on the epidemiological, legal and clinical particulars as well as preventative and control measures for infectious diseases such as Hand-Foot and Mouth infection. All relevant parties are asked to make a special effort to attend.

For more information, contact the Ministry of Health and Social Development at 468-2274 or the Environmental Health Division at 468-5110.