Tobago health committees appointed
Three new health committees are up and running after receiving their instruments of appointment earlier today (May 2, 2017) from Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development Councillor Dr Agatha Carrington at the Administrative Complex, Calder Hall. They are the Research Ethics Committee, the Facilities Review Committee (Homes for Older Persons) and the Facilities Review […]
Strong response to Tobago’s Zika cases
Health workers are ensuring there is an effective response to any confirmed cases of Zika on the island. At Wednesday’s (August 17) post Executive Council media briefing at the Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, Secretary of Health and Social Services Assemblyman Claudia Groome-Duke revealed that there are six confirmed laboratory cases of Zika in Tobago. She […]
Tobago health officials mount response after Zika case confirmed
The Division of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is reporting its first confirmed case of the Zika virus in Tobago. This case is a pregnant female in her mid-30s, who accessed care on June 14 at the Scarborough General Hospital for signs and symptoms of the Zika virus. The Division has mounted an immediate response […]
Health officials: Don’t get bite for Carnival
A “serious threat to Trinidad and Tobago.” That’s how Secretary of the Division of Health and Social Services Claudia Groome-Duke described the Zika virus, which has impacted most of South and Central America and several Caribbean islands. At Wednesday’s post Executive Council media briefing at the Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, the Secretary said her Division […]
No services to be outsourced at Scarborough General Hospital
No services at the Scarborough General Hospital will be outsourced. THA Chief Secretary Orville London gave this assurance in response to claims by hospital’s kitchen workers and their union representatives that that their functions would be outsourced beginning February 1, 2016. “Under my watch no services at the TRHA will be outsourced under those circumstances […]
No cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Tobago
There are no reported cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease in Tobago to date. This was revealed by Secretary of Health and Social Services Claudia Groome-Duke last week. Other islands in the Caribbean have been affected by the disease, including Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. “We’ve been informed by the office of the […]