Some 6,000 notices have been served on persons failing to destroy mosquito breeding sites on their properties, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton.
He made the disclosu...
PNP Councillor for the Trafalgar Division in the South East St Andrew constituency, Kari Douglas is calling for an audit of primary healthcare facilities within the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Co...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has reported putting in place several measures during October to assist with the fight against the dengue virus which has been plaguing the isl...
It was another eventful week for Loop News, both locally and overseas.
The highlights of the week, including the surprising Brigadier Jerry shooting incident in the United States, are packaged in t...
The Cabinet has approved $1 billion in additional funding as the Government intensifies its fight against dengue which has been affecting most of the country since 2018.
Health and Wellness Ministe...
Residents of Granville in St James want the authorities to quickly address what they say is a looming public health crisis as a result of rat infestation and a pile-up of garbage in their community.
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The Philippines' Department of Health on Tuesday declared the country's outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic.
The agency said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the declaration to im...
Brazilian researchers have developed a new type of mosquito trap in a bid to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
Zika, chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever are all transmitted by A...
Zika, chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever all have in common that they can be transmitted by the female of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
Although a tropical mosquito, some predict that global warmin...
The Shadow Minister of Health, Dr Dayton Campbell is raising questions about whether the country is in the midst of a second dengue outbreak and wants the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christoph...