Smokers quit thanks to new Cayman Islands health propgramme
From Cayman Islands Health Services Authority Having participated in a new smoking cessation programme run by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s (HSA) Public Health Department, fifty percent of those participants who completed the course managed to kick the habit,…
Cayman Islands issue Pakistan travel advisory due to polio outbreak
From Cayman Islands Department of Health The Cayman Islands’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiran Kumar, has issued a travel advisory urging residents travelling to Pakistan to ensure that their immunisations against polio are up to date. This follows reports…
Visitor to Cayman rushed to hospital in Ebola scare
Health officials take precautions with visitor A female visitor to the Cayman Islands taken to Government Hospital this morning does not meet the criteria for the Ebola virus. Emergency Medical Services were called to a house in East End early…
Cayman Prepares for Ebola
Government officials from 13 agencies are working together robustly, to mitigate against the threat of the Ebola virus, which reached the United States at the end of September. Stakeholders have met regularly since mid-August to coordinate a joined up approach…
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iNews Briefs & Message from Cayman Minister on World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day Message From Minister of Health Hon Osbourne Bodden, JP. Each year on 10th October, the international community encourages stakeholders to talk about their work on mental health issues. A particular concern worldwide is the need to…
CARPHA awards Cayman Islands Public Health for vigilant surveillance
The Public Health Department last week received an award for excellence in public health surveillance from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar accepted the award at the 12th meeting of Caribbean National Epidemiologists…
Cayman Islands Chik V & Ebola Press Conference
Remarks from Hon. Osbourne Bodden, JP Minister of Health, Sports, Youth and Culture Chikungunya Virus and Ebola Press Conference 22 August 2014 Good Morning to everyone and thank you for coming to this important press briefing. Currently the Caribbean is…
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Robin Williams dies of suspected suicide From The Hollywood Reporter Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63. According to police in Marin County, Calif., Williams was found “unconscious and not breathing” just before noon Monday inside…
Chikungunya: Imported case confirmed in Cayman. Minister’s statement
Statement of Hon. Osbourne Bodden, JP Minister of Health Youth Sports and Culture July 1 2014 In the wake of the first confirmed case of Chikungunya in the Islands, Minister of Health, Hon Osbourne Bodden, has issued the following statement:…
Cayman HSA releases Chikungunya update
Following the continued regional outbreak of the chikungunya virus, local medical personnel are on high alert. Staff of the Health Services Authority (HSA) and other local medical services providers have been advised to look for any local cases,” said Medical…
