In the wake of two imported malaria cases that resulted in one fatality in Antigua and Barbuda, a pandemic-era public health investment is now demonstrating its critical value to the island nation. Prime Minister Gaston Browne recently confirmed that the government’s decision to construct an Infectious Disease Centre (IDC) during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has positioned the country to respond quickly to emerging public health threats.
PM says decision to establish Infectious Disease Centre was justified
