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Charlestown, Nevis, February 3, 2023: Senior officials within the Ministry of Health on St. Kitts travelled to Nevis on Thursday, February 2, 2023, to engage in a familiarization visit with their counterparts there. The visiting delegation from St. Kitts included Acting Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Archibald; Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief Medical Officer; […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 7, 2023:  Stakeholders from across the Federation joined the region’s leading experts on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in St. Kitts on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, for a three-day conference, which was aimed at improving global understanding and deepening cooperation in the treatment and prevention of NDCs. The conference, co-hosted by the Health Promotion Unit of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, February 20th, 2023: At a brief orientation session on Friday, 17th February 2023, the Cardin Home welcomed ten new staff members to assist with the care of our beloved residents. The group of new elderly care assistants successfully completed the elderly care certificate course at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), Division of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, February 20, 2023: The J.N.F. General Hospital has upgraded its Bio Safety Cabinet for mixing chemotherapy medication. This upgrade is part of the hospital’s ongoing commitment to providing the best care possible to cancer patients and ensuring the safety of staff. The Bio Safety Cabinet was upgraded from a Class […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 3, 2023: The Ministry of Health is urging eligible individuals to give blood regularly to help save lives and improve the health of their community. According to recent statistics, only a small fraction of the eligible population regularly donates blood. By giving blood, individuals can help ensure that hospitals have the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis, February 27th, 2023:  The Ministry of Health in St. Kitts and Nevis is committed to transforming health care in the Federation. To this end, a thorough needs assessment and staff consultation have been undertaken. The Ministry has now embarked on a series of improvements designed to better serve the public. The triage […]

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 28 February 2023):  In keeping with the decision of CARICOM Heads of Government at their 44th Regular Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, 15-17 February 2023, a CARICOM Special Mission arrived in Haiti on Monday, 27 February 2023 for a one day working visit. The mission, led by […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis, February 27, 2023: The Ministry of Health has engaged local firm Training Assets to administer customer service training to its employees. Providing high-quality customer service to the public is paramount in delivering quality health care, and the Ministry believes that this training will be an important step in improving the […]

Through this medium, I hereby inform you that I will be proceeding on retirement on February 23, 2023. I am incredibly proud to have been afforded the opportunity to lead this historic organization. The opportunity to retire from this noble organization, as its Commissioner, is an honour I will cherish forever. As I reflect, I […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 27, 2023 (SKNIS) – On Monday, February 27, 2023, the Dean Glasford Primary School became the sixth (6th) primary school on St. Kitts to participate in the Ministry of Environment and the Taiwan Technical Mission’s bin placement programme, which falls under the “Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project”. Through this recycling awareness […]