Cayman Islands: Reducing the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) and the Public Health Department are working together robustly, to closely monitor and mitigate against a local outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Approximately 60 cases have already been reported in…
Cayman Islands Public Health advisory for measles outbreak
Following confirmation of an imported case of measles in the Caribbean, the Public Health Department has issued an alert for travellers to be increasingly aware of the illness. Public Health officials are asking that anyone returning from the U.K. or…
Cayman Islands Health Advisory on increased flu activity
The Public Health Department is monitoring the increased incidence of flu activity among residents. Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses which circulate in all parts of the world and is easily spread from person to…
World Sickle Cell Day was June 19 and celebrated in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands again joined with the United Nations in recognising June 19 as World Sickle Cell Day. Since 2009, this day has been recognised to help in raising awareness of sickle cell disease as a public health concern. While…
World No Tobacco Day Message 2017 Cayman Islands Ministry of Health
31 May 2017 The Cayman Islands is once again marking World No Tobacco Day, a very significant date on our annual health calendar. As highlighted in this year’s theme “Tobacco – a threat to development”, smoking has a significant impact…
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Cayman Islands observes Vaccination Week in the Americas
The Cayman Islands joins other member states of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – North, Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean – for the 15th anniversary of Vaccination Week in the Americas. This April, the countries and…
Cayman Islands Premier’s message – Vaccination Week in the Americas
Premier and Minister for Health Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA Vaccination Week in the Americas 2017 In line with countries around the region, the Cayman Islands is commemorating Vaccination Week in the Americas with the theme: #GetVax to celebrate…
Cayman Islands officials seek to gauge AMR awareness
The Cayman Islands has joined the international and regional community in taking steps to combat a phenomenon that has led to a troubling increase in the ineffectiveness of drugs used to treat and prevent infections in human and animal patients….
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African refugee drowns in Venice as tourists film on phones while laughing and making racist remarks By Samuel Osborne From Independent UK No one jumped in to help the man An investigation has been opened after an African refugee drowned…
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URGENT NOTICE: Water Authority Traffic Advisory 22 January , 2017 Water Authority Cayman wishes to advise its valuable customers that traffic on Shedden Road between Eastern Avenue and North Sound Road will be limited to a single lane from 6:00am…
