The Ministry of Health & Wellness is a ministry of the
Government of Barbados. Its stated aim is to promote and manage health and ensure environmental concerns are considered in all aspects of national development.
The minister is
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jeffrey Bostic
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The ministry runs the
Barbados Psychiatric Hospital, the
Barbados Drug Service, the Children's Development Centre and the
National Nutrition Centre
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It launched a Dental Health Promotion Project for Secondary School Students in November 2018 with support from the
Massy Foundation The Massy Foundation is a charitable trust established in 1979 in Port of Spain.
Christina Johnson is the director and treasurer. It is supported by the Massy Group
It supported a Dental Health Promotion Project for Secondary School Students ...
which donated just under BDS$23 000 for a dental health education programme.
It is considering setting up an international nursing school on the island.
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Government ministries of Barbados
Medical and health organisations based in Barbados