[1] In 1983 the infant mortality rate of 21.2 per 1,000 live births, rather better than other Eastern Caribbean islands.
Primary health care services are generally free other than the cost of medicines, lab-work, or other diagnostics.
The SpiceIsle Imaging Center is a private business, established in 2004, which provides scanning, mammography and ultrasound services.
[5] Keith Mitchell promised in 2018 before the general election that implementation of the scheme would be a high priority.
[7] There are thirty medical stations, six health centers, and eight hospitals (four public and four private).