FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From: Department of Environment, Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment Department of Environment Completes Community Distribution of Mosquito Traps ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, October 27, 2022 The Department of Environment (DOE), and the Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Hon. Sir Molwyn Joseph, would like to thank all community members who
Antigua Barbuda Department of Environment stakeholder validation workshop
Local Area Adaptation Plans are plans which seek to look at the vulnerability and exposure of specific locations to climate change. These plans include social, economic, and physical actions to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, at the local level. LAAPs also collect baseline data to inform future decisions, and include Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health Screening at the Beach PUBLIC SCREENING ALERT Get to know your numbers on Saturday 5th November at Fort James beach. MBS Prevention Unit in collaboration with Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association will be hosting a public screening. Get screened for: blood pressure blood sugar cholesterol nutrition counseling Also there will be a yoga session #namaste Bring
Diabetes Awareness Walk Join us once again for our annual Diabetes Awareness Walk in partnership with Rotary Club of Antigua Call and register today!!#diabetesawareness #diabetes #walk #helath #fitness
GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment Long and High Street JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, W.I. Telephone: 462-5522 October 17, 2022 (Ministry of Health provides Monkey Pox update) There have been no recorded monkey pox cases in Antigua and Barbuda to date. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment,
14th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives Day 3The 14th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives concludes today with a focus on technology and Childhood Obesity.Presentations came from Sagicor, Advanced Integrated Systems Inc., Jamaica, Social Security insurance Bank, Curacao, and the American University Antigua (AUA).#fourteenthcaribbeanconferenceonnationalhealthfinancinginitiatives#uhcantiguaandbarbuda#CCNHFI#promotemaintainrestore
(Call for a regional mechanism to finance future pandemics) The Honourable Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Sir Molwyn Joseph has called on regional financial institutions to put in place enabling infrastructure to allow Caribbean countries to tap into emergency funding to respond to pandemics, such as COVID-19.Sir Molywn made specific reference to the
Day 2 14th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives Minister of Health, Sir Molwyn Joseph calls for a regional funding mechanism to finance any future pandemic. The Minister’s call came during his presentation on COVID-19: Lessons from Managing the Public Health, Economic and Political Challenges.
(Health Ministry congratulates Nurse Dupie-Winston on Nurses of the Year Award) The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment would like to congratulate Nurse Soria Dupie-Winston on receiving the Caribbean Nurse of the Year Award at the 32nd Biennial Caribbean Nurses Conference held in Jamaica. Nurse Dupie-Winston, who is currently stationed at the Ministry of