Saint Lucia Celebrates World Glaucoma Week
Press Release:- The Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA) joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Glaucoma Week, 10-16 March 2019.
SLBWA cannot put enough emphasis on being...
Free Sanitary Products For Secondary Schools In England
Sky News:- The government will pledge to provide free sanitary products at all secondary schools in England, according to a campaign group.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce the funds...
Misadministration Of Drugs Blamed For Deaths Of Kids In Guyana
Guyana Chronicle:- THE Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday said that the deaths of three children at the institution recently were caused by the misadministration of a drug given...
SLP Says Recent Government Decisions On Healthcare Intensify Suffering
The opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has accused the government of 'callous actions' in respect of health care in Saint Lucia.
The accusation came in a statement Wednesday by...
Second HIV Remission Patient Rekindles Hope Of Cure
PARIS, France (AFP)— For just the second time ever an HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts Tuesday as proof that...
Saint Lucia Raises Alert Regarding Dengue Fever
The Ministry of Health wishes to raise the alert once more with regard to dengue fever, Chief Medical Officer, Doctor Merlene Fredericks, has said.
She noted that at this point,...
Guyana: Newborn Sent Home With Cast On Leg
Stabroek News:- A Canje family told by doctors attached to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital that their child was born with a deformed leg, is calling them out on the...
Diabetic Retinopathy Programme Continues
Press Release:- A team from the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust recently visited Saint Lucia to review the work undertaken through the Diabetic Retinopathy program.
Communications Officer of the Trust, Samantha...
T&T PM Diagnosed With Heart Problems
Trinidad Express:- THERE is a build-up of plaque in one of the arteries of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s heart.
Because of this, coupled with the fact that the Prime Minister...
US Manufacturer Recalls 87 Lots Of Blood Pressure Medication
USA Today:- Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recalled 87 lots of the blood pressure medication losartan on Thursday after discovering trace amounts of a potential carcinogen.
The recalled 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets...
