WOMEN AND THE STATE OFPUBLIC HEALTH INANTIGUA AND BARBUDA WOMEN AND THE STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA By: Rashauna Adams-Matthew, Environmental Social Safeguard and Gender Officer, Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment (Special Acknowledgement to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Superintendent of Public Health Nurses (SPHN) Ms.
Looking forward leaving no one behind. Celebrating 120 years of PAHO!
HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR HEALTH? THE CHOICE IS YOURS It is the month of December once again, the season of merry making and over indulgence. It is that time of year when lots of monies are being spent by individuals, not only on unnecessary items but on foods and alcoholic beverages as well. The types
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ELECTED TO CHAIR KEY UNITED NATIONS BODY AT COP27 IN EGYPT Ambassador Black Layne was elected as co-chair of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). She is chairing with Eva Schreuder from the Netherlands. In that capacity, Ambassador Black-Layne is co-facilitating the discussions on
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA PARTICIPATES IN UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE TALKS IN EGYPT AT COP27 (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA PARTICIPATES IN UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE TALKS IN EGYPT AT COP27) A six-member delegation is representing Antigua and Barbuda at the United Nations climate talks— the Conference of Parties (COP-27). This global conference on climate change is being held in Sharm
Sir Molwyn attends High-Level Ministerial round table meeting in Egypt (Sir Molwyn attends High-Level Ministerial round table meeting in Egypt) Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, the honourable Sir Molwyn Joseph attended the first annual high-level ministerial round table on pre-2030 ambition on 14th November 2022 in Egypt.The meeting, being held as a part of
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
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
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,
(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