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WebPHILIPSBURG — Starting on August 1, vaccinated travelers to St. Maarten will be able to get pre-approval for entering the country by using EHAS (Electronic Health Authorization …

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WebPHILIPSBURG — The Government of St. Maarten is under legal scrutiny as it has been mandated to compensate the family of Caulette Julien, who tragically died in …

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WebThe Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently issued an alert to its member countries in the Americas about 2019-nCoV, recommending that they …

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WebPHILIPSBURG — On Monday March 11 the Ministry of VSA hosted an interactive stakeholder consultation session for local medical professionals facilitated by …

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WebGovernment faces compensation claim for patient’s solitary confinement death, no response given. PHILIPSBURG — The Government of St. Maarten is under legal scrutiny as it has …

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WebPHILIPSBURG — Visiting tourists will be charged with a health levy of $30 every time they visit St. Maarten if an initiative law proposed by Member of Parliament Rolando Brison …

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WebPOND ISLAND — During the council of Ministers’ press briefing of Wednesday March 27th, Minister Lee outlined several examples of groups of persons who fall in between the …

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WebPHILIPSBURG — “Bringing mental health problems up for discussion is the best way to break the taboo surrounding mental illness,” says Fredericka Ford, CEO of …

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WebIn 2013, the World Health Organization wrote in an assessment of the country’s mental health system: “There are no government-run medical facilities of any …

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WebThe meeting did produce some interesting figures about the foundation’s work and the state of mental healthcare in St. Maarten. In 2019 the foundation delivered …

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WebDr. Kelbrick has worked as an adult psychiatrist for more than 15 years and started working part-time at the Mental Health Foundation in May last year. She has …

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WebThis dramatic statement corroborates the information StMaartenNews.com has received over the past months. However, sources cite mismanagement as the …

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WebCAY HILL — Administering two and often more drugs at the same time has been the rule rather than the exception at the Mental Health Foundation for many years. Many patients …

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WebShe started her public health career as an epidemiologist in California and St. Maarten before moving to Toronto in Canada in 2013. She worked for the Ontario …

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An audit at Mental Health, but no death investigation

WebPHILIPSBURG — Health Inspectors from the Inspectorate of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) performed an audit at the Mental Health …

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Mental Health Foundation in turmoil

WebCAY HILL — Amidst a growing need for a national mental health response during the coronavirus outbreak, interim-director Eileen Healy of the Mental Health …

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WebPHILIPSBURG – Minister Emil Lee (Public Health) is currently discussing options to protect local tobacco product distributors against parallel import by registering the labels of their …

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MP Akeem Arrindell meets with Mental Health Foundation

WebPHILIPSBURG — United St Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament (MP) Akeem Arrindell met on Monday with representatives of the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) to …

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WebPHILIPSBURG – MP Luc Mercelina (United Democrats) repeated his objections against the introduction of a National Health Insurance (NHI) plan during the …

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WebPHILIPSBURG – DP-MP Perry Geerlings took some heat from NA-parliamentarians yesterday morning with a remark about the absence of ministers in a public meeting. …

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WebPHILIPSBURG – As more information surfaces about Ethegrity Health Consulting and its Chief Executive Officer Fredericka Ford the question becomes …

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WebIn 2021 the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) registered 639 requests for work permits for foreign workers. A large majority of these …

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