Health

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis is gearing up to roll out its National Vaccine Deployment and Implementation Plan as 21,600 COVID-19 vaccines are expected in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has recently received correspondence from the Managing Director of the COVAX Facility Office providing information regarding the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 21, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws has called on residents to be vigilant in eliminating any possible sources of water that can…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are noting a gradual increase in the number of persons exhibiting flu-like symptoms. However, Chief Medical…

The Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis continues to experience a gradual increase in the number of positive cases of COVID-19. As of Saturday, January 16, 2021, the Federation has confirmed one…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. Honourable Timothy Harris says his Government has approved the formation of the board that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (SKNIS): On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, a special emergency CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting was held to discuss how the region can move forward in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (SKNIS): On January 14, the Ministry of Health engaged in a sensitization meeting of the Capacity Building Project for the Prevention and Control of Metabolic…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this…

As of yesterday, January 1, 2021, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis confirmed one additional case of coronavirus disease. The international traveler landed in the Federation on December 27, 2020,…

LONDON (AP): The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by UK authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2020 (SKNIS): The Joseph N. France General Hospital will soon be outfitted with a PCR Molecular Testing Unit in early 2021, says Minister of Health, the Honourable…

In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of today, December 11, 2020, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed an additional case of coronavirus disease.…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 10, 2020) – Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), says despite financial constraints the government plans to…