St. Kitts Health Promotion Unit

St. Kitts Health Promotion Unit The Ministry of Health is the national entity responsible for the organization and management of health services and for formulating health policy.

Today, we observe ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐„๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, a reminder that ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ...
15/06/2026

Today, we observe ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐„๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, a reminder that ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.โฃ
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Elder abuse can take many forms, including neglect, emotional harm, financial exploitation, physical abuse, or lack of proper care. Families, neighbours, caregivers, faith groups, and communities all have a role to play in protecting older adults. Let us ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ง, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ when something does not seem right.โฃ
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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ?โฃ

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐„๐Œ๐‘ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉโฃโฃThe Ministry of Health is pleased to announce its partnership wit...
11/06/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐„๐Œ๐‘ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉโฃ
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The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce its partnership with ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐•๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž in support of the rollout of the ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ.โฃ
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Through this partnership, Ross Vet will host hands-on EMR training for ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ using its computer laboratory facilities. This important step supports the transition from paper-based records to a modern digital system designed to improve care coordination, clinical accuracy, patient outcomes, and national health planning.โฃ
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The Ministry of Health extends sincere appreciation to Ross Vet for its continued partnership and support in strengthening healthcare services across St. Kitts and Nevis.โฃ
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10/06/2026

Blood donation can feel unfamiliar for many people, especially if they are unsure what to expect.โฃ
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This ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, letโ€™s clear up a few common misconceptions.โฃ
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๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ. It helps ensure that blood is available when patients need it for emergencies, surgeries, childbirth-related complications, and other medical conditions. Before donating, ask questions, follow guidance, and make sure you are feeling well.โฃ
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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.โฃ

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐? Taking care of your health matters.โฃโฃHealthy habits can help support your overall wellbei...
09/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐? Taking care of your health matters.โฃ
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Healthy habits can help support your overall wellbeing and help you feel more prepared when you are eligible to donate.โฃ
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Before donating, remember to:โฃ
โœ… Eat a balanced mealโฃ
โœ… Drink enough waterโฃ
โœ… Get proper restโฃ
โœ… Avoid donating if you feel unwellโฃ
โœ… Bring any required identificationโฃ
โœ… Ask questions if you are unsureโฃ
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๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐, ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ.โฃ
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Have you ever donated blood, or would you consider donating?โฃ

As we begin *Week 2* of Caribbean Nutrition Month 2026, we encourage you to continue supporting our activities under the...
08/06/2026

As we begin *Week 2* of Caribbean Nutrition Month 2026, we encourage you to continue supporting our activities under the theme:

*"Healthy Eating, Active Living: Promoting Caribbean Foods as Medicine."*

๐Ÿ“… *This Week's Activities*

๐Ÿซ *Monday, June 8* โ€“ School Nutrition Education Week Begins

๐Ÿฅ— *Tuesday, June 9* โ€“ Healthy Lunch Challenge

๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ *Wednesday, June 10* โ€“ Move More Day

๐Ÿ‰ *Thursday, June 11* โ€“ Local Fruits for Better Health

๐ŸŒฟ *Friday, June 12* โ€“ Food as Medicine Day

๐Ÿ“ธ *Tomorrow's Activity: Healthy Lunch Challenge*

We invite everyone to prepare, purchase, or pack a healthy lunch featuring local foods such as vegetables, fruits, peas, beans, provisions, fish, or lean meats.

Take a photo of your healthy lunch and share it with us via WhatsApp at *664-2276*. Selected photos may be featured on the Ministry of Health's social media pages.

Let's continue making healthy choices and inspiring others throughout Caribbean Nutrition Month!

๐Ÿ’š Healthy People, Healthy Nation!

08/06/2026

Sometimes, caring for our wellbeing also includes caring for one another.โฃ
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๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ.โฃ
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This ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, consider one simple way to support someone else:โฃ
โœ… Check in on a friend or neighbourโฃ
โœ… Encourage someone who is having a difficult dayโฃ
โœ… Share helpful health informationโฃ
โœ… Offer practical support where you canโฃ
โœ… Consider ways you can give back to your communityโฃ
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Small acts of care can make a meaningful difference.โฃ
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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค?โฃ

๐ŸŒž Good morning!Today is Healthy Caribbean Breakfast Day as part of Caribbean Nutrition Month 2026! ๐Ÿฅฃ๐ŸŒ๐ŸWe invite you to s...
04/06/2026

๐ŸŒž Good morning!

Today is Healthy Caribbean Breakfast Day as part of Caribbean Nutrition Month 2026! ๐Ÿฅฃ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ

We invite you to share a photo or video of your healthy breakfast and inspire others to start their day the healthy way.

๐Ÿ“ธ Send your breakfast photos and videos via WhatsApp to 664-2276.

Let's celebrate our local foods and show how Caribbean foods can be part of a healthy lifestyle!

free to share the poster along with this message.

๐Ÿ’ง ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ!โฃFor todayโ€™s Caribbean Nutrition Month challenge, make water your only beverage for the day. Drin...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿ’ง ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ!โฃ
For todayโ€™s Caribbean Nutrition Month challenge, make water your only beverage for the day. Drinking enough water supports your body, brain, heart, kidneys, and overall health.โฃ
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๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž. ๐๐ˆ๐† ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ. ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ. ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก.โฃ
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Take the challenge, encourage a friend, and share your progress with us!โฃ

02/06/2026

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