SKN joins world in celebrating International Epilepsy Day
On February 14th, St Kitts and Nevis joined the rest of the world in celebrating International Epilepsy Day. Traditionally celebrated on the 2nd Monday in the month of February,…
What will become of the National COVID-19 taskforce when the Pandemic transitions into an Endemic?
Since SKN continues to record days of consistent low numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases, CMO Dr. Laws announced that that the federation will gradually transition in to endemic stage by…
CMO Laws: COVID-19 Pandemic likely to become an ‘Endemic’ later this year
The voice of Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws. She made the announcement on February 9th, 2022. Dr. Laws also explained the reason for the pandemic being downgraded to…
Nevis’ HPU to hold “Protect your Pleasure” activity on Valentine’s Day
Senior Health Educator at the Health Promotion Unit (HPU) here on Nevis, Ms. Shevanee Nisbett. She told the VONNEWSLINE on Friday, that persons can expect to receive giveaways: …
Fetes coming back in March 2022
That was Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Mr. Abdias Samuel. He was giving an update to entertainers on the revival of the Entertainment Sector amidst the COVID-19…
Community Nursing Services organise Antenatal Clinics on Nevis
Health Centers across the island of Nevis are currently holding Antenatal Clinics throughout the month of February. Organised by the Community Nursing Services on Nevis, Antenatal Care also known…
St. Kitts and Nevis joins the world in solidarity on World Cancer Day
“Close the Care Gap.” That is the theme for World Cancer Day celebrated annually on February 4th. World Cancer Day, according to worldcancerday.org is a global uniting initiative…
St. Kitts and Nevis joins the world in solidarity on World Cancer Day
“Close the Care Gap.” That is the theme for World Cancer Day celebrated annually on February 4th. World Cancer Day, according to worldcancerday.org is a global uniting initiative led…
JNF Hospital receives donation of Medical Equipment
On Monday January 31st, the Ministry of Health received a donation of a number of medical equipment. During a brief handover ceremony, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph…
PCR Testing to be conducted at Alexandra Hospital, Nevis, shortly
Premier of Nevis and Senior Minister of Health, the Hon. Mark Brantley. He was giving an update on Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing at the Alexandra Hospital. In…
Annual Cervical Cancer Screening exercise to be held on Saturday
The annual Cervical Cancer Screening Exercise (which includes free Pap Smear Screening), organized by the Community Nursing Services on Nevis, will be held on Saturday, 29th January, 2022 at all…
Citizens & residents can mix Covid-19 vaccines, says CMO Laws
Mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines is approved in St. Kitts & Nevis. What does Research say about this? Cnet.com says data in the US and other countries show that…