Health

Basseterre, St. Kitts – The Joseph N France General Hospital has recently acquired a state-of-the-art Leica M690 Surgical Operating Microscope System. This cutting-edge technology is set to…

Acute Gastroenteritis Over the past few weeks, several children and adults in the Federation have been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis (AGE). Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common infectious…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has procured a much-needed microscope for the Ophthalmic Unit at the Joseph N. France General Hospital that will soon lead to the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Eighteen persons have joined the ranks of certified elderly care providers in St. Kitts and Nevis, having completed a three-month course at the C. F. Bryant College in…

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, has called for a closer alliance between the health and economy sectors to avoid a “triple crisis” such as the one…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 23, 2023 (Ministry of Health): Over the past several weeks, several children and adults have been diagnosed with and treated for gastroenteritis (GE) in St. Kitts and…

Charlestown -Nevis-Congratulations are in order for the class of 2023, who successfully qualified as Emergency Medical Response practitioners. On Thursday 9th March, 25th. Participants received their…

Washington, DC (PAHO)- A preliminary draft for a new convention, agreement, or other international health instruments to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response was the focus of a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 13, 2023 - Nurse managers from across the Federation's public health institutions are currently participating in a two-day leadership workshop designed to equip them with…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 13, 2023 (SKNIS) – Nurses in leadership positions in St. Kitts and Nevis are presently participating in a two-day Nurse Leaders Workshop that is intended to enhance their…

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis : Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, joined several senior health officials in St. Kitts and Nevis and other stakeholders at the…

Washington, D.C. (PAHO) – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year in the Region of the Americas, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called on countries to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts  – Dr. Amilia Del Riego, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, along with her esteemed staff was received by senior…

Basseterre, St. Kitts – A delegation from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officially handed over a pair of PCR machines to the technicians at the lab of the Joseph N. France General…

Basseterre, St. Kitts : At a brief ceremony on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, held at the Maternity Ward of the Joseph N France General Hospital, a plaque recognizing the institution’s achievement of…