RFA Mounts Bay visit to Cayman Islands Fri (7)
RFA Mounts Bay Visit WHO: His Excellency, Acting Governor Franz Manderson WHAT: The visit by the RFA Mounts Bay will include various training exercises, technical support, a ground clearance project and the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise….
World No Tobacco Day 2017: Tobacco threatens development, strong control measures needed
Washington/Geneva, May 30 2017— Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and reduce large-scale environmental degradation, according to a new World Health Organization report. On…
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The World Health Organization – why everyone should care
By Dr David Nabarro From Caribbean News Now Health is one of the most precious things to us all as individuals and families. It is something we very often take for granted, until we no longer have it. As the…
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Hand hygiene is key to safe care and prevention of antibiotic resistance
61% of health workers do not sanitize their hands when necessary, which puts people at risk of contracting an infection. PAHO calls on countries and health centers to strengthen prevention and control of infections Washington, DC, May 5, 2017 (PAHO)…
An estimated 50,000 people in the Americas have TB but do not know it – PAHO/WHO
PAHO/WHO: “Let’s unite to end TB, leaving no one behind” An estimated 50,000 people in the Americas have TB but do not know it. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) — The countries of the Americas have dramatically reduced new…
All Cayman Islands healthcare facilities urged to use WHO-approved HIV test kits
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has been made aware of three separate incidents of reported “false negative” HIV tests from private healthcare facilities. The samples subsequently tested positive at the HSA’s lab, with the results also confirmed by the authority’s…
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Feast your eyes on this gigantic butter sculpture From Mashable Celebrate dairy farming by looking at this outrageous 1,000 pound butter sculpture A massive butter carving debuted at the Pennsylvania Farm Show to highlight the history of environmental stewardship by…
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Zika no longer global ‘Health Emergency,’ WHO declares
By MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF From Goats and Soda The World Health Organization announced Friday that it no longer considers the Zika epidemic a public health emergency of international concern. But Zika’s threat to pregnant women and babies is not going away…
Cayman Islands cancer registry registration on the rise
Registration rates for the Cayman Islands’ cancer registry have been consistently increasing each year. This is the result of cancer survivors and patients being regularly referred to the registry from more than a dozen medical professionals and cancer organisations across…
16 casesof Zika in Cayman Islands – 9 locally transmitted
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Date: 13 September 2016 Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, has made public the latest information on the transmission of the Zika virus within the Cayman Islands. “Since the last update of…
