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Barbados’ COVID-19 positivity rate is on the downward trend and the number of infections peaked about two weeks ago. This analysis was given yesterday by Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Anton Best, who explained that health experts had completed the sorting of months of backlogged tests, allowing for an accurate picture of where the country stands. Best also noted that the positivity rate was currently five …
Reports to Senior Director for Development and Communications Full time position with benefits, salary commensurate with experience Position Summary: The Donor Engagement Director, reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Communications, will raise revenue and expand UPA’s donor base. The director will ensure that donors experience superior-quality interface with UPA; expand donor engagement programs and activities; mange staff and oversee the processing and acknowledgement of donations. In close coordination with the Senior Director of Development and Communications, the Directo...
Article by Social Share A 68-year-old Barbadian woman passed away today, becoming the 32nd person to succumb to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Barbados. She had been on a ventilator at Harrison Point for the last six days, having been transferred there from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. In a statement from the COVID Communications Unit (CCU), Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic extended condolences to the family. Describing the number of positive cases as, “unprecedented”, the Minister said “the utmost importance of caution and safety protocols within the home and family setting” is ke...
Barbados Today By Geralyn Edward She has become the face and voice of the local medical fraternity, unafraid to challenge policymakers as she advocates for homegrown responses to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic now gripping the island. She is Dr Lynda Williams, a medical practitioner in general practice. But her passion and advanced studies has been in the specialised area of epidemiology. Dr Williams is a Masters’s degree graduate of the University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Williams is among the school’s distinguished alumni, who include Dr Tedros Adhanom, the Direc...
Article by Social Share A 93-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man, both with comorbidities, are the latest people to succumb to coronavirus (COVID-19) The woman passed away on February 18, at Enmore, after being admitted, first to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the February 17, and from there to Enmore. This morning, the 60-year-old-man passed away at Harrison Point where he had been a patient for a month, with the last 18 days spent on a ventilator, according to a statement from the COVID Communications Unit (CCU). “These deaths come amid Gov...