New and renewing food handlers are notified of the schedule of sessions that will take place at the following dates:

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is informing parents and guardians in the Towers, West End and Carrot Bay areas

The Government of the Virgin Islands has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Green VI to strengthen vector control and increase community engagement by way of BugOut.

Operators of pre-schools, day-care facilities, parents and guardians are invited to a series of meetings to address the recent Hand-Foot and Mouth disease outbreak.

Health agencies in the British Virgin Islands are preparing to host a series of meetings with operators of pre-schools and day-care facilities, parents and guardians, to address the recent Hand-Foot and Mouth disease outbreak.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has issued a recall on all Ranitidine medication made by Apotex Corp, Sanoz Inc., Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline.

Mr. Speaker, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has issued an alert to residents of the Virgin Islands against the presence of Hand -Foot-and Mouth Disease (HFMD).

Mister Speaker, not unlike the civil societies throughout the world, the current limitations of the Territory’s waste collection and disposal systems pose a serious constraint to the sustainable development of the Virgin Islands. These challenges were exacerbated by the widespread destruction caused by the 2017 hurricanes that ravaged the Territory. 

Twenty-six local facilitators are now trained for the upcoming Complete Health Improvement Programme (CHIP) in the British Virgin Islands.