This year's Nurses Week theme, "Nurses: The Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit" seeks to focus on, and address the health and wellbeing of our nurses. In my role as Minister for Health and Social Development, I have received many reports of the great works our nurses are doing at our new Peebles Hospital; and how well they have transitioned to the new facilities and adapted to the new technologies. Members of the community inform me almost regularly of the continuous improvement of nursing care in our health care system. And of course, my personal health care needs have given me first-hand experience and knowledge of the compassion, dedication, commitment, resilience, and professionalism of our nurses. 

Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton is urging the community to get vaccinated as the Territory observes Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) 2017.

Programme Director at the Disability Services Division of the Department of Social Development, Ms. Lorna Dawson has said that her division answered the call to promote active lifestyles in observation of Physical Activity Day.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE, is in St. Kitts attending the 64^th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority, from March 2 to 5. 

Minister for Health and Social Development Ronnie W. Skelton is pleased with the progress made and looks forward to the completion of the medical centre that will better facilitate the health needs of Virgin Gorda residents.

The Imaging Unit at the Peebles Hospital was officially opened on December 9.......

The Ministry undertook the initiative as part of a project to name public health facilities in honour of community stalwarts who have contributed significantly to the BVI health sector.

Officials from the Ministry of Education and Culture are moving towards introducing Physical Literacy in Virgin Islands’ schools. 

The Virgin Islands is on the verge of claiming the eradication of mother to child transmission of HIV with no reported cases within the last four years.