20 October 2026 A visiting team from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS) provided specialist care at Belau National Hospital (BNH), working alongside local health professionals to support patients and share clinical expertise. Focusing on urogynaecology, the RACS team provided specialist consultations and surgery in collaboration with BNH doctors, nurses and hospital staff, while […]
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Indonesian Fisherman Survives 13 Days Adrift Before Reaching Peleliu
By: L.N. Reklai PELELIU, Palau (Aug. 27, 2026) — After what he told an Indonesian translator was 13 days adrift at sea, an Indonesian fisherman reached Palau’s Peleliu island on Aug. 20, where he sought help and was later hospitalized. According to Palau authorities, the fisherman’s boat drifted ashore on Peleliu on Aug. 20. After […]
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President Defends Airai Site for New National Hospital
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (August 24, 2026) – President Surangel Whipps Jr. is defending the decision to relocate Belau National Hospital to Ngesibang, Airai, amid questions about the site-selection process and whether the decision requires congressional approval. Whipps said the current hospital site in Koror covers approximately 55,000 square meters—more than 13 acres. […]
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Doctor Sentenced, Ordered Out of Palau in Forgery Case
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (July 6, 2026) — A Filipino physician who admitted to forging a colleague’s signature on prescriptions for controlled painkillers has been sentenced to five years in prison, suspended, and ordered to leave Palau. Dr. Maria Lyza Gepty, formerly a practitioner at Belau Medical Clinic, pleaded guilty to two counts […]
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Palau Performs First-Ever CT Coronary Angiogram, Advancing Local Heart Care
Historic procedure at Belau Medical Clinic and BNH reduces need for costly off-island cardiac imaging referrals By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau – (May 21, 2026) Palau has successfully performed its first coronary CT angiogram, marking a major milestone in the country’s healthcare system and expanding local capacity to diagnose serious heart conditions without sending patients […]
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Whipps Creates New Steering Committee for Belau National Hospital Relocation
Executive order shifts project from planning phase to implementation oversight By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — Surangel Whipps Jr. has signed Executive Order No. 503 creating a new steering committee to oversee the next phase of the Belau National Hospital relocation project. President Surangel Whipps Jr. dissolved the previous relocation committee and formed a new […]