Author: Clivette

Barbados Back In Business After Storm Floods, Causes Damage

September 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14344" align="alignleft" width="300"] There were several reports of downed trees and poles crashing into vehicles[/caption] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday September 29, 2016 – The all-clear has been given for business to resume as normal in Barbados following the passage of Tropical Storm Matthew which caused flooding...

Diabetes Screening

September 29, 2016 in Community Pulse

The SDA is continuing its determined war on Diabetes ,using various strategies to detect as early as possible, any cases yet undetected, and assisting, through education and other proactive means, to hopefully avoid the complications of this dangerous malady. In keeping with this, another screening exercise...

PAHO says Caribbean, rest of Americas now measles-free

September 29, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14332" align="alignleft" width="300"] Measles dangers linger for years after infection[/caption] WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says the Americas, including the Caribbean, is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems,...