Health
UHC to Improve and Increase Services in 2024
				
						
			
				
				19 January 2024			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 U niversal Health Coverage Director, Dr. Alisha Ford, says the move to establish good quality healthcare continues in 2024. Dr.…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  Leprosy on the Rise; HIV on the Decline On-Island
				
						
			
				
				12 January 2024			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 A 2023 review of health issues conducted by the Ministry of Health revealed that Saint Lucia diagnosed an unprecedented increase…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  
	 	 F ormerly known as Victoria Hospital, the Secondary Care Hospital is a strategic initiative to elevate healthcare services in Saint…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  Victoria Hospital to be Repurposed as Polyclinic
				
						
			
				
				13 December 2023			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 H ealth Minister, Moses Jn. Baptiste announced that the structure will now serve residents of Castries City and environs as…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  Medical Equipment Handed Over to Soufriere Hospital
				
						
			
				
				24 November 2023			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 T he diagnostic services provided to the clients at the Soufriere Hospital are expected to be enhanced significantly following the…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  Increase in Respiratory Illnesses, Ministry of Health says
				
						
			
				
				07 November 2023			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 T he following is a press release from the Ministry of Health:	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  Ministry of Health Commended for its COVID-19 Efforts
				
						
			
				
				01 November 2023			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 T he Ministry of Health and the Pan-American Health Organisation partnered to conduct an After-Action Review of the response to…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  
	 	 T he Ministry of Health is partnering with agencies to develop methods of fighting diseases that thrive due to climate…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  St. Jude Hospital to Continue Culture of Caring
				
						
			
				
				20 October 2023			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 S JH CEO Lydia Atkins assures the public that despite an increase in the deposit amount for health services at…	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  Cancer Treatment to be Added to Universal Health Coverage
				
						
			
				
				17 October 2023			
			
						
			
			
		
	
	 	 T he government has launched its Universal Health Coverage Programme through a phased approach.	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
		
	
  

 
		     
		     
		     
		     
		     
		     
		     
		     
		    