By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — A 32-year-old man from Meyuns, Koror, died in what police are investigating as a suspected suicide, adding to concerns about self-harm among young people in Palau. Police received a report early Monday, Sept. 21, about a possible self-harm incident at a residence in Meyuns. Officers responding to the scene […]
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Op-Measles is making a comeback. Will we end it for good?
By Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific For many years, measles felt like a disease of the past across the Western Pacific region. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of decades of political commitment, investment, and public health work that steadily pushed measles closer to elimination. […]
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Consumer Reports Raise Food-Safety Questions
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — “I just threw away the food and had to buy another one.” One consumer’s response after finding a bandage in prepared food points to a larger public-health question: Are consumers in Palau aware of where and how to report suspected food-safety problems? Island Times spoke with five consumers who […]
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Dengue serotype 3 virus hits Palau for the first time
Palau’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded for the first time cases of dengue fever transmitted by the bite of mosquitos infected with Dengue Serotype 3 virus, a different mosquito-borne virus that has never been seen before in the country, prompting the health institution to immediately issue alert. The MOH revealed that two confirmed cases […]