That chubby child! – childhood obesity

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Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low- a...

Cervical Cancer and HPV

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Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the narrow opening into the uterus from the vagina. The normal “ectocervix” (the portion of t...

National Health Insurance – Considerations for SVG

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I have written on the issue of National Health Insurance (NHI) various times before. I recall that in one article, I presented the advantages of NHI t...

Suicide – A public health problem

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Over the last month or so, several young people have been turning to suicide as a way out of their problems. Suicide may seem to be the easy way out, ...

Act on NCDs

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The recently published information on the state of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is not new and should not be ala...

Watch your health during a hurricane

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Last year, I was deployed to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) as part of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency (CDEMA) Rapid Needs Assessment Team (...

Mumps a highly contagious disease

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There are many contagious diseases that we hear about, but are rarely seen. Thanks to the development of vaccines and an effective vaccination program...

Hypertension: Know your numbers!

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Each year since 2006, on May 17, the World Hypertension League (WHL), in close partnership with the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and ot...

Vaccination: An Act of Love!

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In the United States, the month of August is dedicated to building awareness around vaccination. The National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is a...