{"id":269019,"date":"2026-03-07T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=269019"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:34:50","slug":"medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

A new Medical Benefits pharmacy will open at the Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10, as part of efforts to expand healthcare services for residents in the eastern communities.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The development was announced during the latest Cabinet briefing, where officials said the facility will provide residents with easier access to prescription medications under the Medical Benefits Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director General of Communications Maurice Merchant said the pharmacy will become fully operational next week.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the Glanvilles Polyclinic, the pharmacy there will have a fully functional pharmacy there\u2026 from the 10th of March,\u201d Merchant said during the Cabinet briefing.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Officials said the expansion of services at the polyclinic will continue later in the month with the addition of an emergency response vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merchant said an ambulance will also be stationed at the facility to strengthen emergency medical services for the surrounding communities.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA couple of weeks or probably at the end of March, an ambulance will be stationed there at the polyclinic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move forms part of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Health to improve access to healthcare services and emergency response capacity outside of St. John\u2019s.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Authorities said the new pharmacy and ambulance services are expected to improve healthcare delivery for residents living in Glanvilles and nearby communities in Antigua\u2019s northeast.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new Medical Benefits pharmacy will open at the Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10, as part of efforts to expand healthcare services for residents in the eastern communities. The development was announced during the latest Cabinet briefing, where officials said the facility will provide residents with easier access to prescription medications under the Medical Benefits […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":202155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nMedical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10 - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new Medical Benefits pharmacy will open at the Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10, as part of efforts to expand healthcare services for residents in the eastern communities. The development was announced during the latest Cabinet briefing, where officials said the facility will provide residents with easier access to prescription medications under the Medical Benefits […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-07T17:34:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-07T17:34:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-07T17:34:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-07T17:34:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\"},\"wordCount\":223,\"commentCount\":4,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\",\"name\":\"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10 - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-07T17:34:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-07T17:34:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg\",\"width\":853,\"height\":563},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10 - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10","og_description":"A new Medical Benefits pharmacy will open at the Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10, as part of efforts to expand healthcare services for residents in the eastern communities. The development was announced during the latest Cabinet briefing, where officials said the facility will provide residents with easier access to prescription medications under the Medical Benefits […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2026-03-07T17:34:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-07T17:34:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":853,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10","datePublished":"2026-03-07T17:34:49+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-07T17:34:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/"},"wordCount":223,"commentCount":4,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/","name":"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10 - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-03-07T17:34:49+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-07T17:34:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:563\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pharmacy-.jpeg","width":853,"height":563},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medical-benefits-pharmacy-to-open-at-glanvilles-polyclinic-on-march-10\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Medical Benefits Pharmacy to Open at Glanvilles Polyclinic on March 10"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269020,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269019\/revisions\/269020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/202155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}