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Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) is an infection caused by a slow-growing bacteria. The leprosy bacteria can be spread when a person with Hansen's disease (leprosy) coughs or sneezes, and someone else breathes in the droplets containing the bacteria repeatedly (over a prolonged period of time).
The Dame Susan Dougan Foundation on Monday, 15th January, handed over school supplies and sanitary items to a number of schools across the country, in a ceremony at Government House.
Eighty seven teachers on mainland Saint Vincent will participate in an earthquake and tsunami training workshop to take place on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday, 17th January, 2024.
On Friday, 29th December, 2023, the Republic of South Africa filed a complaint in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the State of Israel under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) wishes to advise the public to take all the necessary precautionary measures to protect themselves from infectious diseases such as COVID-19, Dengue Fever, Leptospirosis and influenza viruses including Influenza A - H1NI (swine flu).