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'Self-isolate if you have COVID-19'- Dr Ronald E. Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald E. Georges is advising persons to self-isolate if they have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease.
Healthcare not a cost, but investment in people of VI– Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has called for healthcare to be viewed as an investment in the people of the VI and development of the territory, rather than it being viewed as a cost.
GoFundMe for paralysed JvD teen surpasses $50K
WHITE BAY, Jost van Dyke, VI– Donors from the Virgin Islands and around the world have raised over $50,000.00 to cover the medical bills of Jost van Dyke teen Elijah Chinnery, who suffered a broken vertebrate and paralysis as a result of a swimming incident at White Bay, Jost van Dyke on June 30, 2023.
Injured JvD teen on recovery road despite irreversible spinal injury
FORTH LAUDERDALE, Florida, USA – The Jost van Dyke teen who reportedly suffered a broken vertebrate and paralysis as a result of a swimming incident at White Bay, Jost van Dyke on June 30, 2023, is now on the road to recovery having been transferred to the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for surgery and treatment.
Over $700K funding was secured to house VI’s mentally ill– Hon Penn
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– In light of a spate of recent crimes committed by persons with perceived mental illnesses in the Virgin Islands (VI), Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), who shadows issues relating to health and social development in the VI, has called for provisions to be made for not only unproductive people suffering from mental illnesses but also productive members of society who face such challenges locally.
'Men still uncomfortable discussing their problems openly'- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- From Monday, June 12 to Sunday, June 18, 2023, the Virgin Islands (VI) will be observing Men’s Mental Health Week, with the aims of prioritising Men’s health, encouraging them to seek preventive care, and engaging in conversations about important health issues. This is according to Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9).
Road Town, Purcell Estate & East End declared 'mosquito hotspots’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Residents in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being called upon to do what it takes to reduce all local mosquito breeding sites, as the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets underway in the VI.
VI urged to improve food safety on World Food Safety Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Environmental Health Division is encouraging the community to do its part to improve food safety as the Territory prepares to observe World Food Safety Day on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
USVI confirms 38 Covid deaths & 63% vaccination in 2022
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] VI Department of Health, Epidemiology Division (VIDOH-EPI), has released its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting that a total of 38 fatalities were linked to Covid-19 during the year. The figures were drawn from a total of 230,702 tests completed across the US Virgin Islands (USVI), with the division detecting 13,675 Covid-19 cases.
VI reminded smoking in public places is prohibited by law
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands are reminded of the dangers of smoking as the Territory observes World No Tobacco Day 2023.
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