Health and Fitness

January 7, 2010 Kingston Jamaica:-The Shaggy Make A difference Foundation, with help from its corporate sponsors including the Wisynco Group of Companies and Island Outpost, have put their all into making a difference in the lives of the children at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The benefit concert may now be over, but the hospital is always in need....

Port of Spain, December 14, 2009. The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that a total of thirty-six (36) facio-maxillary plastic surgery operations were successfully completed at the San Fernando General Hospital, including....

Port of Spain, December 13, 2009:  The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that 1,055 persons in Trinidad and Tobago participated in the National HIV Testing Day on December 4th 2009, accessing free counseling and same day HIV testing.  The National HIV Testing Day was hosted by....

Port of Spain, November 24, 2009: The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the national community that all systems are in place to cater for the health needs of the population and visitors during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting next week. The entire national health system is on emergency alert....

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 4, 2009: The Ministry of Health wishes to provide an update to the national community on Influenza A/H1N1 developments...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. June 23, 2009: The Ministry of Health wishes to briefly respond to a number of media requests in regards to the H1N1 situation in Tobago. For the purpose of clarity, the Ministry advises that the team which visited the sister island over the weekend went there as a continuation of collaboration between the ...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. June 17, 2009: The Ministry of Health wishes to provide an update on Influenza A/H1N1. Globally the World Health Organisation is reporting 76 countries with a reported 35, 928 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection, including 163 deaths. This is a considerable increase within three day (compared to the 29,669 cases in 74 countries that were reported on ...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: June 7, 2009.   Following up on the Ministry of Health’s announcement of the second confirmed case of Influenza A / H1N1 in Trinidad and Tobago and the subsequent request to all persons on American Airlines flight number 1647 of May 30th from Miami to Piarco to contact Ministry officials through the Ministry's H1N1 hotline at 800-WELL (9355), the Ministry now wishes to ...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: June 6, 2009: The Ministry of Health would like to advise that a second case of Influenza A / H1N1 has been confirmed in Trinidad and Tobago. The second case was found after testing was conducted on persons travelling with the index case for H1N1, consistent with due protocol. Ministry of Health investigators working on a list of persons who had contact with the ...