Government of Saint Lucia

The Ministry of Health has introduced the Self-Management Program which empowers people with hypertension and other chronic diseases. Registration for this program can be done at the nearest Wellness Centre.

The Government of Saint Lucia has approved the implementation of a process which will lead to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The management and treatment of hypertension will be an essential part of Phase one of the UHC. Additionally, the Commission for non-communicable diseases has been reactivated by Cabinet and activities of the Commission will help to create even greater awareness.

Controlling high blood pressure is the most common preventable cause of conditions such as strokes and heart attacks. In Saint Lucia, an estimated 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure, and strokes and heart attacks continue to be the leading cause of death.

In 2019, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Saint Lucia launched the HEARTS Initiative in the primary care clinics. HEARTS provides a comprehensive and strategic approach to improving awareness of high blood pressure, its accurate measurement, management and control.

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs encourages persons with high blood pressure or those at risk for high blood pressure to visit their nearest wellness centre for blood pressure measurements, and nutritional counseling or medical visits.

An address by Minister for Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, Hon. Moses Jn Baptiste, on the occasion of International Nurses Day.

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Given the increase in daily positivity and infection rates, the Ministry of Health expects to see increases in the number of school aged children diagnosed with the virus. As such, it is crucial that students who are unwell not attend school. They should be assessed and tested for COVID-19 if deemed necessary by the health practitioner.

We have learnt that symptoms of COVID-19 vary. Students may present with typical flu like symptoms such as cough, runny nose, fever. Others may have gastroenteritis-like symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. Some students may complain of headache while others may just be fatigued.

If your child complains of feeling unwell, do the right thing and get them assessed. In addition, if one member of the household is experiencing symptoms and is awaiting results for COVID-19, keep other children home until the results are received. It is also important for children to be tested if one household member tests positive, as they are contacts of a positive case.

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The Prime Minister, Hon. Philip J. Pierre wishes to congratulate the newly appointed Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, Professor Rose-Maries Belle Antoine.

Professor Belle Antoine will become the first female Principal when she takes up her appointment on August 1, 2022.

“The appointment of Professor Belle Antoine to the region’s premier tertiary institution comes at a critical juncture when my administration seeks to facilitate the one university graduate per household initiative. Our relationship with the UWI will prove vital in the pursuit of this goal,” Prime Minister Pierre articulated.

Professor Belle Antoine is no stranger to Saint Lucia not only having worked assiduously on the first-ever Labour Code in this country but also adopting it as her second home.

The Government and the people of Saint Lucia are elated by this progressive appointment by the UWI’s Council and celebrate this achievement of Professor Belle Antoine. 

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The Ministry of Health has reviewed the information arising from the alert and recognized that the current batch of Janssen COVID-19 vaccines circulating in SaintLucia is NOT among the recalled batches.

The government of Taiwan, through its ICT in education project, has made it possible for the St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School to experience teaching and learning in a new and exciting manner.

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Members of the St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA) recently benefited from a week-long ICT training programme. The computer training programme is part of the continued advocacy by the SLBWA for the full integration of blind and visually impaired persons in every aspect of the Saint Lucian society and economy.   

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As nurses and midwives together celebrate International Nurses Day 2022, there is an urgent call for investment in Nursing in line with the theme: “Nurses: A voice to Lead-Invest in nursing and respect rights to global health.” It is the opportune time to translate all acknowledgments of nurses’ dedication, sacrifice and selflessness into governmental support as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) calls for increased investments into Nursing Education, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Practice and Nursing Leadership amid the growing global crisis of shortage of nurses.

The Seminar on Decolonisation, will be held at the Sandals Grande Hotel from May 11- 13. The Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonisation is held under the auspices of the UN General Assembly’s Special Committee on Decolonisation, commonly known as the C -24. The seminar is held annually for the C-24 to obtain the views of the representatives of Non-Self Governing territories, Member States, members of civil society, and other stakeholders on policies that can assist the Special Committee in advancing the decolonisation process.

The theme for the 2022 Seminar is “Advancement of the Non-Self-Governing Territories through the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic and Beyond”. It will be presided over by Ambassador Keisha Aniya McGuire, Grenada’s Permanent Representative to the UN and the current Chair of the Special Committee.

There are seventeen Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) under the purview of the Special Committee: American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)*, French Polynesia, Gibraltar, Guam, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands and Western Sahara. The administering Powers are France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Approximately one hundred participants, comprising Special Committee Members, other United Nations Member States, administering Powers, as well as representatives of the Non-Self Governing Territories, civil society, non-governmental organizations, experts, and regional organisations have registered for the Seminar.

The Opening Ceremony for the Seminar commences at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. May 11. In addition to the Welcome Address by Prime Minister Hon. Philip J Pierre, the seminar will include an address by the C-24 Chair, Ambassador McGuire, and a video message from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.