Media Release - Arrival of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines
Port-of-Spain, July 6, 2023: The Ministry of Health received 5,760 doses of the Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccines at 7:20 a.m. this morning. This was as a result of a donation from the Government of Greece facilitated through the COVAX facility.
The Ministry advises that these vaccines are suitable for individuals twelve (12) years and older and as such, encourages those who have not yet been vaccinated or boosted to visit a health facility listed below.
Media Release - The Minister of Health Meets with Fast Food Chains and Restaurants
Port-of-Spain, June 26, 2023: “The incidence of diabetes and obesity among our children is alarming and therefore there is a need to revisit the food options fed to them to avoid an explosion of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).” So said the Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health as he met with the heads of Fast Food Chains and Restaurants at the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber’s Office, in Port-of-Spain earlier today.
Media Release: The Minister of Health Calls for Robust and Targeted Action on NCDs at the World Health Organisation 76th Assembly
Port-of-Spain, May 28, 2023: The Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health called for robust and targeted approaches to address marketing strategies used by multinational corporations which encourage increased consumption of fast food by teens and adolescents, with the aim of preventing an explosive increase in the rate of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including Cancers.
