Preparedness for Disease Outbreaks

The OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (PPS) attends training to improve emergency supply chain processes for disease outbreaks such as COVID19 In an effort to improve its emergency response capacity, the OECS Commission partnered with USAID’s Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Programme to host a workshop on Emergency Supply Chain (ESC) Preparedness in Saint Lucia from 12-13th February 2020. The two-day workshop sought to develop and […]

February 19, 2020

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World Pulses Day – 2020

The dietary impact of pulses is today receiving international attention, through the support of the UN General Assembly. While the reference to a pulse is traditionally known to be associated with the body’s circulatory system, annually on February 10th, the significance of legumes are brought into focus through the observance of World Pulses Day. Pulses, more commonly referred to as legumes, are the edible seeds of leguminous plants cultivated for […]

February 11, 2020

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Refusal of Cruise Ship to Saint Lucia

Department of Health and Wellness clarifies the refusal of cruise ship to Saint Lucia The Department of Health & Wellness wishes to advise the public that based on information received from a cruise ship scheduled to visit Saint Lucia on Saturday, February 1, 2020, the decision was taken not to grant clearance to this vessel as there was an unusually high number of sick passengers on board. This decision was […]

February 3, 2020

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Department of Health and Wellness prepares for Coronavirus

Department of Health and Wellness prepares for new strain of Coronavirus The Department of Health and Wellness continues to monitor the alerts issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) in relation to a new strain of coronavirus discovered in central China. The virus has been linked to respiratory tract infections in China and according to WHO, current evidence suggests that person-to-person transmission is limited. As of Wednesday, January 21, 2020, […]

January 22, 2020

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Walk for the Cure

Walk for the Cure - Sunday, 6 October, 2019 starting 6:00 AM Walk in the North of the Island: Start from CIBC FirstCaribbean Rodney Bay Branch through Mongiraud to get to Caye Mange, then from Caye Mange to get to the Beausejour Gap and from Beausejour Gap to culminate at Pigeon Island Beach. Walk in the South of the Island:Start from CIBC FirstCaribbean Vieux Fort Branch (New Dock Road) heading […]

September 25, 2019

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Community Health and Wellness Expo

The Goodlands Full Gospel Worship Center in collaboration with the South Castries Youth and Sports Council will be hosting its 2nd annual Health and Wellness Expo under the theme “Fit 4 Life: Mind, Body and Spirit.” On Saturday August 24th, 2019 at Goodlands Full Gospel Church Grounds in Cul-De-Sac from 9am-1pm. Included will be FREE Health Screenings (Blood Pressure, Sugar etc.), FREE Children vaccinations (parents please walk with children’s health […]

August 19, 2019

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Effective date for ban on Styrofoam®

During the 2019/2020 budget debate, the Minister for Sustainable Development Hon. Dr. Gale Rigobert announced that Saint Lucia would be taking steps to reduce the country’s dependence on selected single-use plastics, as well as other food service containers made of Polystyrene (PS) and Expanded PS (EPS), also known as Styrofoam®. Following the policy announcement, the Department of Sustainable Development continued working with its key stakeholders. This was to ensure […]

June 5, 2019

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Health professionals gets leadership training

Primary care public health professionals are expected to become equipped with the leadership skills to enable them to perform effectively in the delivery of health services around the island. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with Health Education England recently facilitated a leadership training aimed at increasing the confidence of primary care leaders in the delivery of patient care services in Saint Lucia. Associate Dean of […]

May 20, 2019

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Styrofoam ban after May 31, 2019

Statement by the Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development on the control of plastics and Styrofoam® containers The Government of Saint Lucia is committed to improving the health and environment of the nation. As I indicated in my announcement in August 2018, and as studies have shown, food service containers made from Polystyrene and Expanded Polystyrene, also known as Styrofoam®, along with Plastics have continued to negatively […]

April 23, 2019

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