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34 cases of ‘pink eye’ reported on VG
VIRGIN GORDA, Tortola, VI – There are 34 reported cases of conjunctivitis or pink eye infection on the island of Virgin Gorda, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
Youth health survey offensive?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Questions asked such as if teenagers had sexual intercourse with male, female or both; how many times they had sex during the past 12 years, how many times [female] teenagers had an abortion were on a questionnaire given to high school students for a Youth Health Survey initiated by the Ministry of Health. However, some parents find the questions to be highly inappropriate and provocative.