Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan says patients at the San Fernando General Hospital are still sleeping on chairs and floors in 2013 because the discharge time and tests on ward patients are too slow. According to him…these patients continue to take up acute bed space. He said he asked the Chairman to indicate to the CEO and others that they need to look at this problem of late or no discharge rate and to do [...]

The Ministry of Health is set to put measures in place to improve the transparency of the chronic disease assistance plan following the findings of an evaluation of the programme. Line Minister, Dr. Fuad Khan made the announcement on Thursday during the weekly post-cabinet media briefing at the Diplomatic Centre. The minister noted that the evaluation discovered a number of discrepancies with the programme. According to Dr Khan there is a need to monitor the [...]

Good news for cancer patients. This as plans for the construction of a National Oncology Centre at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex at Mt Hope are well under way. This from Health Minister, Dr Fuad Khan during a meeting at the Capital Plaza Hotel yesterday. This centre is expected to be a one stop shop for cancer care. This plan was initially announced way back in 2007 by PNM Health Minister, John Rahael. The [...]

The medical system has been blamed for the way that young parents react violently to misbehaving children. Following up on the incident last week in which a twenty five year old burnt her children as punishment, one Social Worker, Marcus Kissoon says the system is at fault. He says the woman would have been seventeen when she had her eldest child and upon leaving the hospital, officials there should have followed up and guided her.

As the world gets ready to celebrate World Cancer Day on Monday 4th February, 2013 the Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society is urging persons to get screened… “Get Educated and Screened” is the main message being administered as the society encourages the world to unite against the Global Cancer Epidemic… In a statement today the union for International Cancer Control dubbed World Cancer Day 2013 as “Cancer-Did you know?” Due to the misconceptions and myths [...]

Gardasil, the vaccine which prevents Human Papilloma Virus is not directly linked to death. The vaccine caused furor when government began HPV vaccination for girls in both primary and secondary schools last week. This as the vaccine was found to be linked to severe symptoms which included death. However the medical advice given by Dr. Sherene Kalloo, a certified Gyneocologist is that the cases of death were coincidental and not directly linked to Gardasil. Dr. [...]

Vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus which was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to be given to girls in primary and secondary schools has b een stopped. This following the uproar by the Catholic Education Board of Management, against the vaccine, Gardasil. Other Denominational Boards have also opposed the use of the vaccine, saying they were not properly informed of the vaccine. They say the vaccine which is used to prevent against cervical cancer,  [...]

The National Oncology Center is well underway according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Fuad Khan. He said so this morning during a telephone interview with WINTV’s morning show, Sunrise. Dr. Khan announced in June last year,that a National Oncology Center is expected to be up and running by 2014. This morning he confirmed that this plan is progressing smoothly. The center will provide cancer care, free of charge to citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.

Over 80 girls presented parental consent forms to receive the HPV vaccination this morning. They were from the El Socorro South Government Primary School and Sacred Heart Girls Roman Catholic School. The voluntary HPV Vaccination Programme targets 20,000 girls aged 11 to 12 years during this first phase and utilizes the Ministry of Health’s expanded programme of immunization and district health visitors at the nation’s primary and secondary schools. On hand to witness the vaccination [...]

Seven Eyewitness News followed up one of the reports made by you the viewers… …where complaints came in earlier this week. Persons stated they were unable to attain certain drugs from the Arima Health Facility as well as at Mt Hope; namely, the drugs to treat for asthma and psoriasis. Our reporter contacted officials at the NCRHA , North Central Regional Health Auithority, and they indicated, that they were unaware of any such shortage but [...]