By Lincoln DePradine A group of Canadian volunteers, who visited Grenada in 2018, 2019 and 2013 and provided free healthcare services, will be returning to the island in April. The group, known as Smiles Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique (GCP), is led by Vanessa Alexis, a dental hygienist at the Toronto-based Dr Sheridan Cyrus Dentistry. During their […]
Vendors of local products/services are invited to showcase and sell your product(s) or promote your service(s) at the National Insurance Scheme(NIS) Health Fair & Small Business Expo !!! DATE OF EVENT: SATURDAY OCTOBER 28, 2023TIME: 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Interested persons can send an Email to pro@nisgrenada.org or a WhatsApp message to 403-7512 with the following details:
St. George: A team of medical experts from the State of Palestine is assisting Grenada in its efforts to boost the Health Sector. Healthcare practitioners will experience a cross-pollination of shared knowledge and skills as they work in unison with the twelve-member humanitarian team The delegation is led by Ambassador Imad Zuhari, Assistant Minister for […]
By: Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean Countries, and Timothy Antoine, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Did you know that non-communicable diseases are the main cause of premature deaths in the 30–69-year-old age group in the Eastern Caribbean? The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases is pressuring countries and health systems in the Caribbean at […]
We the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-18, 2023, on the occasion of the Regional Symposium to address Crime and Violence as a public health issue: Alarmed by the epidemic of crime and violence in the Caribbean, fueled by illegal guns and […]
By Lincoln DePradine A Canadian dental and healthcare volunteer team, which visited Grenada in 2018 and 2019 but aborted a third trip in 2020 because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be returning to the country this year. During the two earlier visits by Smiles Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique (GCP), members offered assistance in […]
Washington, DC, 26 September, 2022 (PAHO) – Americas Health Corps (AHC), a new initiative to facilitate the training of 500,000 public health professionals over the next five years, was presented today at a side meeting of the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference. AHC aims to address gaps in quality and competency in order to meet priority needs, […]
Chores Support Grenada is pleased to announce the arrival of the CHORES team to our shores after a two-year hiatus precipitated by the COVID crisis. The last project, arranged for Spring 2020, was canceled as we approached lockdown. Over the two-plus-year period, CHORES continued to provide cardiology clinics through its telemedicine unit housed at the […]
September 26, 2021 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has empathised with doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers across the country, who have been at the forefront of Grenada’s fight against COVID-19. In recent weeks, with the country’s transition to community spread and the exponential increase in the number of COVID-19 […]
