Sept. 23, 2009 – The Ministry of Health will, as of Wednesday September 23rd 2009, designate the Castries Health Centre as an exclusive Flu Clinic providing service to people with flu sicknesses and symptoms only, while patients requiring other medical services will be treated at the Entrepot Health Centre.
For region one, the non-emergency section of the Gros-Islet polyclinic will provide exclusive treatment for flu patients while patients with other medical complications will receive care from the emergency section of the policyclinic.
Senior Medical Officer Dr. Merlene Frederick said in addition, the La Croix Maingot Health Centre has been designated as the exclusive flu clinic for region seven, while the Anse-La-Raye, Vanard and Jackmel Health Centres will cater to non-flu patients.
The exclusive flu clinics are designed to separate patients with flu like symptoms from other medical patients, thus reducing the possible spread of the H1N1 influenza. Health officials are urging citizens from Anse-La-Raye to Gros-Islet to utilise the health institutions in their region as designated.
Meanwhile, the Ministries of Health and Education are continuing to work assiduously to reduce the spread and severity of the H1N1 virus at schools around the island.
Senior Medical Officer Dr. Merlene Frederick said health officials are investigating the prevalence and nature of flu-like illnesses affecting students and teachers at several schools, particularly those institutions in the north of the island.
Fortunately, no deaths associated to the H1N1 virus has been recorded in Saint Lucia.
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