The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 challenge to reduce the morbidities and mortality related to environmental disease by 50 per cent before 2030 remains almost impossible to achieve, according to Professor Dabor Resiere of the University.
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CASTRIES, St Lucia - Phase, structured and/or staggered by the reporting methods of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and burdened with an irresponsible poverty-stricken government of falsehoods and maladministration, the results are continuous COVID-19 cases diagnosed in the country; meantime Martinique physicians and medical supplies to assist Saint Lucia with the management of COVID-19 cases. Late Friday, February 19, 2021, the MOH confirmed 240 new cases of COVID-19, the total number of COVID-19 cases to date is 2860. Inclusive of three COVID-19 related deaths. This brings the total number of deaths in the country to date to 28. The reported cases are from a batch of 663 tests that were conducted on samples that were taken over the period February 1 to February 16, 2021.
OKEU Welcomes Donation and Medical team from Martinique
February 19, 2021
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The Owen King European Union (OKEU) Hospital recently welcomed a donation of medical supplies and a team of medical practitioners from the neighbouring island of Martinique. This initiative is expected to assist St. Lucia’s efforts at treating patients diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus.
Medical Director of the OKEU Hospital/Victoria Hospital, Dr. Alisha Eugene-Ford expresses her gratitude towards the medical staff of the French department.
Dr Alisha Eugene-Ford
“From last week we received one of their physicians, Dr. Hussein Medawis, who is the head of ICU in the University of Martinique. He came across last week to assist us with the management of COVID-19 cases. Today we have another physician who has always been working with us, Dr. Dabor Resiere, and he has come across not only with himself and a team but he has brought across medical supplies so that we can help or care for our p