Topic: Ministry of Health, Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 - 3:09pm
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon Penn has announced that protocols are being relaxed including legal mask mandates commencing June 15.
Topic: Ministry of Health, Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Monday, 13 June 2022 - 5:49pm
On Wednesday the 8th of June 2022, Cabinet was briefed by the Health Emergency Operations Centre on the current COVID-19 situation in the Virgin Islands. We were very encouraged by the continuing trend towards milder COVID-19 infections, fewer cases of severe disease, and reduced hospital admissions.
Topic: Environmental Health, Public Health | Posted By: lstevens
Thursday, 26 May 2022 - 4:46pm
Madam Speaker, officials in the Ministry of Health have been monitoring developments related to the unusual detection of monkeypox cases in countries where the virus does not normally spread, particularly given our dependence on international travel and tourism.
Topic: Food and Food Security, Public Health | Posted By: lstevens
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 - 4:52pm
The Environmental Health Division is informing the public that the J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled several Jif peanut butter products because of potential salmonella contamination.
Topic: Ministry of Health, Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Friday, 13 May 2022 - 9:53pm
Greetings to the residents and visitors of these beautiful Virgin Islands. I am Marlon Penn, Minister of Health and Social Development and I am pleased to lend my voice to this critical topic of vaccination and COVID-19 in this new capacity.
Topic: Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: lstevens
Wednesday, 11 May 2022 - 10:39am
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges has reported that there are 151 active cases of COVID-19 in the Territory with most cases experiencing mild symptoms.
Topic: Healthcare, Ministry of Health, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Friday, 18 March 2022 - 5:52pm
Health professionals are invited to participate in an Optimising Pharmaceutical Care Workshop titled, “Reconciling the Stark Reality of Medication Errors” on Thursday, March 24 via Zoom from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Topic: Public Health, The Public Service | Posted By: lstevens
Friday, 4 March 2022 - 11:40am
The Ministry of Health and Social Development has been made aware of information publicly circulating regarding concerns raised by the Public Health Unit.
The public is notified that the offices of the Public Health Unit is in the process of relocating to the third floor of Union Property Building, located adjacent to Happy Lion Restaurant. The process is expected to be completed by Friday, March 4. Some interruption to service can be expected for the duration of this period. For urgent inquires persons can contact the unit via telephone at 468-9986 or 468-9989.
Any inconvenience caused during this time is regretted.
