Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent Wheatley has stated that 44% of primary school children in the Virgin Islands are overweight or obese.
Topic: Healthcare, Social Services | Posted By: alsmith
Thursday, 1 February 2024 - 8:54am
Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley has said that his ministry’s planning day was successful as it seeks to be proactive and identify issues as it relate to health and social services.
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley is expected to partner with local cancer advocate Dr. Arliene T. Penn to spread awareness on cervical cancer across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) region.
Topic: Healthcare, Ministry of Health, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Friday, 1 December 2023 - 5:24pm
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley has extended condolences on behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands on the passing of Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director Emeritus and former Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley-Smith has called on residents to do their part to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The Ministry of Health and Social Development is issuing a withdrawal and recall for three medicines that have failed tests as part of the OECS/PPS Quality Assurance Programme and Pre-qualification Process.
Health Ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Chief Medical Officers, Permanent Secretaries and other health delegates are featured at the Ninth OECS Council of Ministers: Health chaired by Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley.
