Caribbean Midwives and Doulas expands regionally 14 November 2024 “The agency offers expert midwifery care (including upcoming homebirth services), breastfeeding support, prenatal and postnatal care, miscarriage and postpartum counselling, ...
World Contraception Day, 26 September 2023 26 September 2023 “On World Contraception Day 2023, let us commit ourselves to breaking down barriers that hinder informed and empowered choices”
Mt Gay resident “raped and pregnant” by staff 16 January 2021 An investigation is ongoing into what can be described as an institutionalised “rape and pregnancy” of a resident at the ...
GAPSW supports reintegrating teenage mothers into mainstream schools 3 September 2020 “The Grenada Association of Professional Social Workers (GAPSW) supports this initiative as teenage mothers who desire this should not be ...
Grenada Planned Parenthood Association Requests Increase in Government Subvention 15 December 2017 During the GPPA’s annual general meeting held on Tuesday, at the National Stadium, GPPA President Kennedy Roberts said the association ...
One Microcephaly Case in Grenada 18 January 2017 Health Minister Nickolas Steele has confirmed that one child was born with Microcephaly as a result of the mother becoming ...
Is Zika a Public Health Emergency for the Caribbean? 3 February 2016 “For every 5 persons who get infected by the Zika virus, 4 of them will have no discernable symptoms.”
Zika & Pregnancy Statement by the Ministry of Health and Social Security 1 February 2016 The Zika outbreak can be abated, but this requires the full and sustained cooperation of every citizen.
Sexual Violence in Grenada 22 December 2015 “Articles circulating on the Internet state that Grenada placed 10th in the world rankings for its high prevalence of rape.”
Plan to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy 14 November 2015 The rate of adolescent pregnancy in the Caribbean is among the highest in the world.