The recent launch of the i-Screen Wound Management Module and handover of 30 tablet computers by the Taiwan Embassy in Saint Lucia to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition is being hailed as another milestone in Saint Lucia-Taiwan friendship.
On the afternoon of Thursday, October 22, 2026, an official handover ceremony was held in the Bay Gardens Beach Resort’s conference room in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, where officials explained that the module and equipment are critical to the prevention and control of metabolic chronic diseases in Saint Lucia.
The i-Screen App is a digital health data collection and management tool that screens for and manages metabolic chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. The handover ceremony was held two years after the i-Screen App was first launched in Saint Lucia, a joint initiative of Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Health and the Taiwan Embassy in Saint Lucia.
Created by Saint Lucia’s Health Information Unit in collaboration with the Cathay General Hospital in Taiwan and the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), the i-Screen App connects directly to Saint Lucia’s National Health Information System (SLUHIS) to streamline patient records and continuity of care. The app is used across 30 primary health care centres and 8 health regions in Saint Lucia, and helps healthcare workers and Community Health Aides (CHAs) record patient health metrics, such as blood sugar and blood pressure, during community and wellness centre outreach.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, H.E. Nicole Su, Taiwan’s Ambassador to Saint Lucia, said she was excited to learn that the i-Screen App is now seamlessly integrated with the National Health Information System (SLUHIS), adding that it was time to upgrade the app and further expand its function to make it even more comprehensive.
“Metabolic chronic diseases, particularly diabetes, often lead to severe complications such as chronic wounds, which require precise and continuous tracking,” she said. “In order to facilitate your work on the recording, monitoring, and the assessing of wound healing progress, we have therefore developed this new Module on the i-Screen App so that the process could be digitally assisted with higher accuracy and efficiency.”
Ambassador Su added that the 30 new tablets complement the previous batch of 50, thereby improving access to the app. She said the hope is that the tablets will enable frontline nursing professionals’ daily clinical assessments and data registration a much smoother process.
Ambassador Su stated that since the Capacity Building Project for the Prevention and Control of Metabolic Chronic Diseases was launched in 2023, the dedication of the Community Health Aides and frontline nursing professionals has resulted in many strides made in the prevention and control of metabolic chronic diseases in Saint Lucia.
Ambassador Su thanked Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste, Minister for Health, Wellness and Nutrition, and the team at the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition, for their continued support, saying their guidance was crucial to the successful implementation of the project. She also thanked Ms. Jessica Wu, Project Manager for the Capacity Building Project for the Prevention and Control of Metabolic Chronic Diseases at the Taiwan Technical Mission, and the collaborating Cathay General Hospital for their efforts.
In his remarks at the ceremony, Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste, Minister of Health, Wellness and Nutrition, said the Government and people of Saint Lucia remain grateful for the continued collaboration, cooperation, and building of partnerships that in various areas with the Taiwan Technical Mission, and the continued strengthening of bonds between Saint Lucia and Taiwan.
“This project, which continues to show progress, is today registering another success story. While it is a success story for the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition, it is also a success story for every individual who will interface with the app,” Hon. Jn. Baptiste explained.
Hon. Jn. Baptiste encouraged the health officials to embrace the new skills they are learning, noting that in a highly technological world, being technologically savvy helps them stay ahead of the curve. He said Government of Saint Lucia is extremely grateful to the Government and people of Taiwan for offering this kind of training, so that people can use it to multiply its use and also create value.
“This is a perfect example of a technology that is bridging the gap between what we used to do and what the world is demanding of us now,” he said. “That, I think, is very important.”
Ms. Julietta Cassius, Principal Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition, explained that the i-Screen Wound Care Management is extremely important in addressing the concerns regarding complications of chronic diseases.
While the users of the tool are the community health aides, Ms. Cassius stressed the importance of monitoring by the nurses and supervisors in ensuring that the data that is being captured by the tool represents an increase in the quality of care that will be provided to the clients. She said tablets will also emphasize the importance of timely documentation out in the field and assist in monitoring the progress of patients.