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, […]
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
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
The Ministry of Health and Social Services is alerting the public of an increase in the number of persons presenting at local health facilities with vomiting and diarrhoea suspected to be gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis an infection of the stomach and lining of the intestines due to a virus, bacteria or parasite. Currently, the cause of the
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
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed the presence of four (4) respiratory viruses circulating on island and causing widespread flu symptoms among the population. They include the flu viruses; Human Parainfluenza Virus subtype 3 (HPIV-3) and Influenza A virus subtype H3N2; as well as the Rhinovirus which causes the common cold and
27 October, 2022 – Starting 1st November 2022, the Ministry of Health and Social Services will distribute kits to the general public to facilitate self-testing for COVID-19. The Flowflex rapid antigen tests to be distributed accurately indicate the presence of an active COVID-19 infection, when administered correctly. Officials from the Ministry announced that distribution comes
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services announced, Friday, the end of a number of COVID-19 monitoring and suppression measures, in keeping with decisions made by Cabinet. As of 1 October, 2022 testing of passengers on arrival to the island will be discontinued at all ports of entry, that is the John A.Osborne Airport and
Friday, 27 May 2022 – The Ministry of Health and Social Services is today alerting residents to a global increase in monkeypox cases. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection primarily spread from animals to humans. It is common to central and Western Africa. However, as of 21 May, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
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Thursday, 26 May 2022 – The Environmental Health Department is advising residents not to eat or serve certain Jif brand peanut butter products that have been recalled by the J.M Smucker Company due to potential salmonella contamination. Principal Environmental Health Officer; Mr. Garrett Stanley noted that the Jif products with lot codes identified by the
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