Dengue in Guam since 1988: 41, Dengue in Palau since 2018: 570 Dengue outbreak persists with addition of 26 new dengue cases reported from August 26th to September 1st, bringing total of reported cases since December to 570 cases out of which 490 are Palauans. The month of July saw 141 cases in total and […]
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Guam says one dengue case ‘imported’ from Palau
Dengue in Guam since 1988: 41, Dengue in Palau since 2018: 516 While there have been 516 cases of Dengue from December 2018 to August 18th, 2019 in Palau, press release by Guam’s Department of Public Health and Social Services pointed out that in last 31 years (1988-2018) Guam has just had 41 cases of […]
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Taiwan ICDF Nutrition and Health Education in Palau
The Taiwan Technical Mission of International Cooperation Development Fund (ICDF) with the help of Airai Elementary School and GBH Elementary School organized nutrition and health education classes for 7-8th grade students on August 21 and 22. A nutrition specialist, William Chen from TTM in Kiribati, toured in Palau and other Pacific island countries to promote […]
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Last week for Town Hall Meetings on dengue
Town Hall Meetings addressing dengue problems and preventive methods in different hamlets are coming to an end this week with last three meeting to be held in Meyuns, Echang and Ngerkebesang. The meetings in Meyuns will be held at Bai ra Meyunson Wednesday followed by Echang on Thursday at Echang Basketball Court and at Bai […]
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Closure of CHC Dispensaries
The Republic of Palau Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to inform the general public that in order to accommodate the nurses who will be attending an all-day Electronic Medical Records Training (EMR Training) the following Community Health Centers (CHCs) will be closed on Thursday August 29, 2019 Northern Community Health Center (NCHC) in Ngarchelong; […]
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$1.5-M worth of project to upgrade health centers starts
Bureau of Health Administration and Support Services Director Darnelle Worswick told the Times that the implementation of the India-backed project that is worth $1.5-million to renovate Palau’s dispensaries will start August 26. Through the India grant, six out of the nine community health centers in Palau will be renovated. Worswick said that community health centers […]