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Nearly 10, 000 persons in VI receiving treatment for Hypertension
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Medical Officer Dr Shaun Ramroop has said that, according to statistics from the National Health Insurance, there are between 5,000 and 10,000 people being treated locally for hypertension which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Prisoner accuses RVIPF of denying him bath; phone call & medication
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is in the proverbial hot seat for alleged ill-treatment of a prisoner.