 The Ministry of Health recently received a donation of equipment and supplies from the Pan-American Health Organization, PAHO, to assist the country, given the recent outbreak of dengue fever last year. PAHO country program specialist Reynolds Ewett says his organization remains committed to assisting St. Lucia in strengthening its vector control measures. These equipment and other access which will be used for entomological surveillance, and on behalf of the PWR, Dr. Ithides Gebre, I hand over these items to the Chief Environmental Health Officer, where they will be used for controlling mosquitoes and help to reduce the indices of these mosquitoes in St. Lucia. Chief Environmental Health Officer Pakle Ragnanen says the donation of equipment and supplies is extremely needed to decrease the population of the Edis Egypti mosquitoes. These items will be put into very good use for the benefit of the country as a whole and so we want to thank you again for them and look forward to continue collaboration with your organization in improving and sustaining the health of all St. Lucia. Environmental Health Officer for Vector Control, Shaleh Tochows expressed gratitude to PAHO for the donation and says it will be used to fight the dengue battle in St. Lucia. The donation from PAHO included posters, water boots, chemical gloves, air muffs, full-face respirators, hand-held foggers, vehicle-mounted fogger and mosquito repellent to name a few. Reporting from the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I am Phenal Neptun.