On completion of an extensive surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of the current outbreak of conjunctivitis on island, the Ministry of Health earlier today advised education officials, that in an effort to contain and prevent the spread of viral conjunctivitis (RED EYE) all persons affected shou...Read More >>>

Since the launch of Grenada’s first Electronic Medical Records (EMR) programme earlier this month, work has been ongoing to ensure that the system is up and running in the most efficient and effective manner. The company selected to carry out this task is Canadian Health Systems, Inc.—one of Cana...Read More >>>

Grenada’s health care system, on May 9, embarked upon a more reliable, readily accessible and accountable approach to medical records management. It’s called Electronic Medical Records or EMR. Hon. Nickolas Steele, Minister for Health and Social Security says the system is implemented to cut ba...Read More >>>

The Grenada government says it will introduce a National Health Insurance by the end of June. Implementation Minister Emmalin Pierre, addressing the convention of the ruling New National Party (NNP) on Sunday night, said that the programme will be rolled out within the next three months and will ...Read More >>>

Grenada has recorded its first case of microcephaly after the unidentified mother of the baby became infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus during her pregnancy. Health Minister Nicholas Steele said that the child, whose gender was not disclosed, was born in the last quarter of 2016 but the ...Read More >>>