ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Seven hundred and fifty eight males, over 45 years old, turned out over a two-day period to be screened for prostate cancer at the Red Cross Headquarters, Tortola – a slight decline from last year, revealed its director Helen Frett.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information reaching this news site from its team of reporters around the Virgin Islands and its well placed sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has confirmed that controversial religious and social activist Bishop John I. Cline has been approved by the Orlando Smith Cabinet at a meeting held on Thursday January 19, 2012 to become the new Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority Board.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With Bob Marley’s “One Love” playing in the background, red balloons were released by health officials and residents in tribute to those for living with HIV/AIDS and in remembrance of those that succumbed to the dreaded disease in the Virgin Islands (VI).
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the world commemorates World AIDS Day today December 1, 2011, one HIV positive young man hopes his story and putting a face to HIV/AIDS would help to reduce stigma and discrimination against those living with the disease around the world, and more particularly the Virgin Islands where he is currently visiting as an HIV/AIDS activist and educator.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI (Posted 7:10 am) – Seventy five percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS in the Virgin Islands (VI) are heterosexuals, while 15 percent are homosexuals and the remaining 10 percent, bi-sexuals.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Elmore Stoutt High School Lunch Programme only started this school term, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Irad Potter says there is a need for it to be revisited to ensure the foods served are nutritionally sound for students and that the authorities should dictate what vendors serve.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A press release from the Government Information Service (GS) stated that the Ministry of Health and Social Development, in collaboration with the BVI Health Services Authority, is investigating reports of cases of hand, foot and mouth (HFMD) disease at nurseries, pre-schools and daycare centres throughout the Territory.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the results from a Global School based Health Survey (GSHS) that showed over 60 percent of high school students drinking one or more soft drinks per day, a PAHO advisor suggested one way to reduce the intake, which is a serious health issue, is by raising taxes on carbonated beverages.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Since the testing and operation of the new incinerator began in September residents in surrounding areas have been breathing a sigh of relief as there were no reports of external burning at the former dump site in Pockwood Pond since then.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has a new Financial Comptroller, who took the post effectively November 1, 2011, a Government Information Service (GIS) press release stated.
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