Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have partnered to provide EUR 30 million (USD 36 million) in financing to Caribbean countries to purchase COVID-19 vaccines and make new healthcare investments. The concessional funding will help ensure the affordability of the vaccine purchases and public healthcare expenditure at this critical time for […]
May 12, 2021- Today May 12, 2021, Grenada joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is celebrated each year on May 12 – the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. This year marks the 201 birthday of Florence Nightingale. The theme for […]
May 5, 2021 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell has commended the recognisable improvement in the level of service provided in the country’s hospitals. Dr. Mitchell made the comments as he met Tuesday with Minister for Hospital and Community Services, Honourable Delma Thomas and senior officers within that ministry. Speaking against the […]
The Ministry of Health, Social Security and International Business has commended the efforts of the Toronto-based “Smile Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique” group, for what it describes as the most successful voluntary dental outreach clinic. Permanent Secretary, Ms. Pauline Peters, Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Mitchell and acting Chief Dental Surgeon, Dr. Marica McMillan-Rennie, described […]
It was no ordinary Saturday for Grenada’s healthcare workers and trade unions, as the Public Workers Union (PWU) held its Solidarity Rally under the theme ‘We Care About Healthcare’. According to Brian Grimes, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the PWU, the Rally was organised following unfortunate statements that were made by the Prime Minister of […]
For the second time in three years, the Ark Peace, China’s Medical Naval Ship, berthed onto the shores of Grenada on Tuesday 3 October 2018 and will leave on Sunday 7 October. The Ship, which is expected to provide free medical assistance to Grenadians during its 6-day visit, comes fully equipped with over 300 personnel […]
Fellow Grenadians, I speak to you today on a matter of grave concern to us all – the current state of affairs in our public health care service. I would like to speak of the current dilemma we are faced with, in particular, the dilemma that has our public health care providers up in arms […]
CALLS ON THE REGION TO USE MORAL, INTELLECTUAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESOURCES TO PERSUADE POLITICAL POWERBROKERS THAT MIGRANTS’ ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS ENTIRE REGION. Tuesday, 26 June 2018 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, JUNE 25, 2018, GIS: – “A learning experience, very genuine and productive meeting,” were the words chosen by the First Vice President of the Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) and the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT), Mr. Kenny James, to describe a recent meeting held with Health Minister, Hon. Nickolas Steele and […]
