General Hospital lab now able to test blood samples for dengue 14 October 2020 The lab at the General Hospital was recently given the all-clear to conduct dengue tests
Spike in leptospirosis cases for 2020 1 October 2020 Keeping the environment clean is important to reduce the spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue and leptospirosis.
Significant jump in dengue cases 24 September 2020 The parishes of St David, St George and St Andrew have recorded a combined number of 29 cases in Week ...
Litter is bitter. Let’s do better. Communities working to prevent Zika in Grenada 15 June 2019 “The Grenada Red Cross Society (GRCS) is currently working in thirty-two communities in Grenada to educate the population and raise ...
Dropping, picking up, dropping – litter cycle continues unbroken 9 April 2019 Residents of one community actually refused to pick up the litter they had dropped unless they were paid.
Derelict vehicles encourage dengue mosquito breeding 4 February 2019 The Vector Control Unit continues its campaign to keep the mosquito population down, but vehicles which are left abandoned as ...
Workforce sensitised on the threat of dengue 17 January 2019 “Team members at Sandals Grenada were sensitised on the threat of the dengue virus.”
Ministry of Health orders close watch following regional dengue outbreak 9 January 2019 “The Ministry of Health has mandated the Health Promotions Department and Vector Control Officers nationwide to scale up intervention aimed at ...
The Zika factory 17 July 2018 “Mosquito eggs can remain dormant for 450 days, that is, well over a year, waiting for just a tablespoonful of ...
Health officials in Grenada responding to reported increase dengue cases on island 7 June 2018 “Health officials say the current resurgence of Dengue is directly linked to an increase in the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.”