By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (June 29, 2026) — Health officials have confirmed a case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Palau, prompting an investigation and renewed calls for residents to check their vaccination status. The Ministry of Health and Human Services announced the case involves a 54-year-old man who had completed […]
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Belau National Hospital Not Out of Antibiotics, Health Officials Say
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (January 20, 2026)— Reports circulating in the community that Belau National Hospital has run out of critical antibiotics are false, according to Palau’s Chief Pharmacist Claret Matlab of the Ministry of Health and Human Services. Several patients and family members have reported being asked by their doctors to purchase antibiotics […]