Ministry of Health & Social Services

Ministry of Health Conducts Hypertension Self-Management Courses

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has concluded two (2) Hypertension Self- management Courses designed to improve lifestyle management, medication adherence and self-blood pressure monitoring of persons living with the non-communicable disease.  Director of Primary Health; Dr. Dorothea Hazel- Blake revealed that the course was an important step in reducing the burden of the …

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Beware of Illicit Children’s Medications

12 May, 2023– The Ministry of Health and Social Services is asking the public to be aware of illicit preparations of children’s medications circulating on the international market after hundreds of children have suffered acute kidney injuries or died after consuming these products. Local investigations by the Ministry of Health have not revealed the presence …

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Call for Quotations For Renovation Works at the Glendon Hospital to Enable Installation of Mammography Machine

Potential Bidders are invited to submit a Quotation for the renovation of a building section at the Glendon Hospital in Montserrat, to enable the installation of newly purchased mammography equipment.  The scope includes the supply of labour and materials for completion of the works, including (but not limited to): demolition, modifications, door installation, painting, bathroom …

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COVID-19 and Metapneumovirus in Circulation

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has revealed that the recent outbreak of gastroenteritis was caused by the Norovirus. Cases of COVID-19 and the flu are also on the increase and caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus and Metapneumovirus respectively.   Director of Primary Health Care, Dr. Dorothea Hazel-Blake, indicated that over the past few …

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MONTSERRAT RECEIVES MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE

On Wednesday March 22, 2023, Government of Montserrat Officials were on hand at the Montserrat Port Authority to receive Montserrat’s new Planmed Clarity™ 3D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Machine. The state of the art mammography equipment uses technology that enables radiologists to identify and characterize lumps or lesions without the confusion of overlapping breast tissue. Historically, …

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ANNOUNCES INVITATION TO PREQUALIFY FOR THE TENDERING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW NATIONAL HOSPITAL PROJECT

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is announcing the invitation to prequalify for the tendering for construction of the New National Hospital Project, a multi-million-dollar investment in Montserrat’s healthcare system by the Government of Montserrat. It is funded by the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) via the Capital Investment Programme for Resilient …

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONDUCTS NCD GAP ANALYSIS

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has concluded a Non-Communicable Diseases Gap Analysis with the support of public health consultants from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA).   Over the course of three days the Ministry engaged with internal, public and private stakeholders to identify gaps in the local healthcare processes and services …

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“COVID-19 XBB Variant Information” in Circulation Not Issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Services

6 January 2023 –   The Ministry of Health and Social Services wishes to inform the general public that a report on social media causing alarm about the COVID-19 XBB variant did not originate from the Ministry. The report began circulating across the Caribbean region in late December 2022; prompting Ministries of Health in several islands …

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