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BVIHSA offering free HIV testing tomorrow

-blood sugar & pressure checks also available
December 11th, 2025 | Tags:
Members of the East End/Long Look community are being encouraged to take advantage of free HIV testing being done on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo: BVIHSA
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Members of the East End/Long Look community are being encouraged to take advantage of free HIV testing being done on Friday, December 12, 2025.

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) team will be at the Trellis Bay Market conducting the testing and other wellness checks. 

“Your health, our commitment. Protect your health, know your status,” the BVIHSA said in a social media post promoting the screening. 

Counselling and condom demonstration will also be available, as well as other health screenings to include blood sugar and pressure checks. 

Better to be safe than sorry- Hon Wheatley 

“It is so important that you know your sexual status, you don’t want to have something and spread it,” Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), told our newsroom today, December 11, 2025, adding, “It’s better to be safe than sorry.”

The Minister said knowing one’s status can never be overemphasised. 

“I want to encourage persons to come out tomorrow, do your screening. Early detection saves lives; in this case, this life could be your own, so come out tomorrow and get your screening done.”

6 Responses to “BVIHSA offering free HIV testing tomorrow ”

  • I THINK (11/12/2025, 12:18) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is a good thing. Go and get yourselves tested. There are people walking around HIV POSITIVE.
  • WTF (11/12/2025, 12:34) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    @I think it's known as facts that they put HIV into the COVID 19 vaccine just like in the 80's
    • @wtf (11/12/2025, 14:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      You are talking out of your snout. I would agree that HIV is a man made disease, however, HIV was not put into the COVID vaccine.
  • Senior (indigenous) Native citizen of the British Virgin Islands (11/12/2025, 12:58) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    You are welcome. Thank you, BVIHSA. But why only mention of Long Look people alone when hiv is a B.V.I threat to all, and why Trellis Bay, and not from Nicker Island to Josh Van Dyke for the remain of this year, 2025?

    In addition, why is our Premier pretending to be so concerned about Long Look people on this topic issue, yet promotes vulgar sex style entertainment regularly by so-call entertainment performers, and have knowledge of unhealthy lifestyle in the intire B.V.I as are worldwide, among so-called Christians, and political leaders too.?

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    • No, not at all (11/12/2025, 14:10) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      The focus is not only LONG LOOK POPULATION ONLY. IT IS FOR EVERYONE THAT LIVES IN THE BVI. I disagree with your comment.
  • HMMM (11/12/2025, 13:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Need to start giving out free PREP.


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