Residents are urged to be vigilant and avoid leptospirosis amid concerns in the region and prime conditions locally for its transmission. Medical Officer of Health Dr Ronald Georges said Puerto Rico has a number of suspected cases, and the neighbouring […]

The management of the National Health Insurance (NHI) said persons who have relocated permanently from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) following the recent hurricanes have three months coverage before their insurance is cancelled. It however stated that persons temporarily stationed […]

While announcing that elective surgeries have been postponed, community clinics will be closed today, and persons will no longer be allowed to visit patients at hospital, the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) said operations will continue at Peebles Hospital during […]

The government said 34 cases of conjunctivitis, which is commonly known as pink eye, have been recorded on the island of Virgin Gorda. Residents are therefore being urged to practice good hygiene to minimise the spread of the infection. Public […]

While urging residents to purify contaminated water in cisterns and other storage facilities before use, the Environmental Health Division said it is concerned that flooded septic tanks may have resulted in effluent entering some homes along with flood waters. The […]

The Environmental Health Department is doing assessments territory-wide to determine priority areas to minimize the breeding of mosquitoes, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has announced. Out of fear that the recent heavy rains associated with a tropical wave may result […]

There are concerns about the ease with which patients can risk their lives by climbing their way out of sections of Peebles Hospital in Road Town. BVI News Online has confirmed that, a few days ago, a young man from […]

Technicians were whipped into action at Peebles Hospital today (June 24) when the medical facility’s back-up generator failed to start during a power outage in Road Town, Tortola. Chief Executive Officer at the state-owned facility, Paula Chester-Cumberbatch, said no equipment […]

The management of the National Health Insurance (NHI) today announced that it has signed a contract with a different company, UnitedHealthcare, to provide overseas healthcare access for residents. NHI said the agreement is for six months in the first instance, […]

Chief Executive Officer of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Paula Chester-Cumberbatch has noted the challenges the territory faces in dealing with seizures and epilepsy; this while she lauded 12-year-old Jaleel Cameron who has launched a foundation to further help […]