Chronic non-communicable diseases are the number one cause of death and disability worldwide.4.1 million people die each year worldwide from NCDS, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally.Each year 2.2 million people in the region of the Americas die from a NCD between the ages of 30 to 69. Over 85% of these premature deaths
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment would like to advise members of the public that services rendered at the Clare Hall Health Center will be temporarily relocated effective Monday 3rd July 2023. This relocation is due to extensive upgrades being made to the facility.Effective immediately, the new schedule is as follows:•
Environment Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph reaffirms Antigua and Barbuda’s commitment to solving the plastic pollution crisis (Environment Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph reaffirms Antigua and Barbuda’s commitment to solving the plastic pollution crisis)PARIS, 1 June, 2023…Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Health and the Environment, Sir Molwyn Joseph, is strengthening his call for earnest action by all
(Sir Molwyn joins Nurses in observation of International Nurses Day 2023)The Minister of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment, Sir Molwyn Joseph joins the Nurses in both the public and private sectors to observe International Nurses Day 2023 and applauds the nurses of Antigua and Barbuda for their continued exemplary service in the field
Sir Molwyn Joseph in Geneva for 76 th World Health Assembly Minister of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment Sir Molwyn Joseph is in Geneva, Switzerland for the 76 th World Health Assembly (WHA) which began on 21 May and ends on 30 May 2023. This year’s theme for WHA, “WHO at 75: Saving
PRESS RELEASE – MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WELLNESS, SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON MAY 5, 2022, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DECLARED THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FOR THE COVID-19 VIRUS. HOWEVER, THE THREAT OF COVID-19 AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISKS REMAINS, AND IS VERY EVIDENT, AS THE VIRUS HAS NOT BEEN ELIMINATED. THE
The PISLM And UWI Launch Regional Scholarship Programme The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) for Caribbean small island developing states (CSIDS) has partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to offer five regional scholarships to academics in the Masters and Doctoral spheres within the eight participating countries of the regional project
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,