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Following consensus derived from a meeting of pharmacy, medical and nursing professionals, on Tuesday evening, (September 29, 2020), the Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, is advocating the use of papaya leaf extract in the management of Dengue Fever. This is based on evidence that the plant extract has proven to be effective and, therefore, useful in the improvement of patient outcomes in persons affected by the Dengue infection.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment confirms that a 40-year-old female of McCarthy is the fifth (5th) person to die from complications of Dengue Fever. The patient reported feeling unwell for one week and presented to the Accident and Emergency Department on Wednesday September 30, 2020; and was admitted to the ICU in a critical condition.
Preliminary results of the August 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC), were received on September 23, 2020, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This year, 2425 candidates were registered, of which, 856 were private candidates, and 1569 were school candidates.
Public Assistance for the month of October, 2020, will be paid in the following areas on the following dates: from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Unstable conditions associated with the passage of two tropical waves have been generating showers and thunderstorm activity across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines during the last few days.
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SOURCE: National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)