St. Kitts Health Promotion Unit

19/08/2025

Meet Ms. Juliana Griffin, the warm and welcoming face of our new JNF Help Desk.

In this short video, Juliana shares not only what she does as our hospital’s customer service representative, but also why she does it. Her dedication to helping patients, families, and visitors comes from the heart. ❤️

The Help Desk is here to ensure your questions are answered and your experience at JNF is as smooth and supportive as possible.

08/08/2025

31/07/2025

Triage is the system we use at JNF Hospital to ensure that the sickest patients are seen first, based on the urgency of their condition — not the order they arrive. Over the next few days, we’ll walk you through the 4 color-coded categories used in triage. Stay informed!

Today, we’re starting with the most urgent category: 🔴 RED.
This level is for patients who need immediate life-saving treatment.

31/07/2025

31/07/2025

10/07/2025

Calling on all men to be proactive with your health. “Healthy men, resilient community- it starts with you!” Come out to the St. Peter’s Health Centre this Friday 11th, July, 2025 from 9:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m for free blood pressure and blood sugar screening and more.

09/07/2025

St. Kitts and Nevis is showing up strong this week at CARPHA’s big Regional Workshop in Kingston, Jamaica! From July 8–11, our team is taking part in important talks on how to better prepare for and respond to public health emergencies across the Caribbean.

The theme? “Strengthening Emergency & Response and Integrated Early Warning Systems (EWS)” — all about improving how we detect, prevent, and respond to threats like pandemics.

Key focus areas include:

Upgrading early warning and lab systems

Training and building up our public health teams

Learning CARPHA’s new Timeless Metrics Strategy

Improving teamwork across sectors and using data for smarter decisions

This kind of regional collaboration helps us protect not just St. Kitts and Nevis — but the entire Caribbean.

08/07/2025

🚨 𝐆𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 🚨
𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬. Let’s work together to stop the spread of gastroenteritis.

🧼 Wash your hands
🏠 Stay home if you're sick
🍎 Wash and cook food properly
🧽 Disinfect surfaces regularly

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫!
📍 Contact your Community Health Center if you feel unwell.

07/07/2025

🚨 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒. 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃. 🚨⁣⁣
Gastroenteritis, also known as the "stomach flu", is highly contagious—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.⁣⁣
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🧼 Wash your hands often⁣⁣
🥗 Practice food safety⁣⁣
💧 Stay hydrated⁣⁣
👨‍⚕️ Seek medical help if symptoms persist⁣⁣
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𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬.⁣⁣
Watch the video, share with your friends, and help us keep our community healthy.⁣⁣
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19/06/2025

📢 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 – 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🩺🌿⁣
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We’re excited to launch 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞, the Ministry of Health’s official quarterly newsletter!⁣
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📰 𝐈𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝:⁣
✅ Health promotion highlights⁣
✅ Staff and service spotlights⁣
✅ Wellness tips & nutrition features⁣
✅ Community engagement updates⁣
✅ And much more!⁣
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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.⁣
💻 Read the first issue now: https://sknmoves.kn/health-newsletter/

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭. 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬! 🇰🇳⁣

15/06/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE: Temporary Closure of Mary Charles Hospital

The general public is hereby advised that the Mary Charles Hospital, located in Molineux, St. Kitts, will be closed on Monday, June 16, 2025, to facilitate internal maintenance work.

The hospital will reopen to the public on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

During this temporary closure, persons in need of medical services are kindly asked to utilize the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital in Basseterre, or the nearest Health Centre.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Ministry of Health
Government of St. Kitts & Nevis