The fight against Zika and other mosquito borne diseases in St. Lucia continues. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has donated two foggers and a large quantity of bed nets to the Ministry of Health. Earlier this year St. Lucia recorded its first case of Zika and ever since there has been a steady increase throughout the island. During a brief Handing Over ceremony, a PAHO representative said the donation is a fulfilment of PAHO’s mission.
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George thanked PAHO for the donation saying it will go a long way towards reducing neonatal complications arising from the effects of the Zika Virus