Paula Lindo Wednesday 20 May 2020 Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Roshan Parasram says reporting of events such as positive cases of covid19 to the World Health Organisation has to take place within 48 hours of the event and has to fall within certain criteria. He said he is the TT International Health Regulations national focal … Continue reading
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Report to be sent to DPP over private labs’ covid19 testing (May 14, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 14 May 2020 The Ministry of Health’s legal department is compiling a file of private labs offering covid19 testing to be sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said this is because he has seen advertisements from private labs offering this service, but he is not … Continue reading
MoH to make site visits to private labs (April 29, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 29 April 2020 The Health Ministry will make site visits to private labs this week as part of the labs’ application to the ministry for certification. CMO Dr Roshan Parasram said a team consisting of a medical lab technician and quality control specialists will visitthe labs. They will submit a report after each … Continue reading
