Sterilization project progressing; more than 400 dogs
WILLEMSTAD - This week the major sterilization action has started: 400 dogs will be sterilized this week through an initiative of House of Animals in cooperation with five foundations in Curacao. Ten veterinarians have come over from the Netherlands to support this sterilization process. This in response to a documentary Lost In Paradise about the animal More...
Stand up for your health: How to lessen the risks of too much sitting
You know that foggy, unfocused feeling you get after sitting too long at your desk? It may very well be your brain getting thinner, reducing its ability to process thoughts and memory, according to new research. In More...
Chance of malaria in Curaςao is small
WILLEMSTAD - The chance of the malaria disease appearing in Curaςao is small. This is according to entomologist Gisette Seferina. In Venezuela, the number of malaria cases has increased fivefold in recent years. The More...
Prepare your Disaster Supply Kit for the hurricane season
It only takes one storm to change your life and community. We don’t really live in the hurricane belt, but you need to be prepared. The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season starts officially on Friday, June 1, but More...
Get vaccinated against measles and rubella before travelling to the World Cup, advises PAHO/WHO
WASHINGTON - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has recommended that all those travelling to the 2018 FIFA World Cup ensure that they´re up-to-date with all their vaccinations, More...
CMU Mobile Health Event 26-05-2018
WILLEMSTAD - This coming Saturday May 26th, 2018 the students of Caribbean Medical University (CMU) will be organizing the next CMU Mobile Health Event. This time we will be at the Sentro di Bario Sùr Lumena in More...
Caribbean warned to prepare for possibility of severe outbreak of dengue fever
While Chikungunya and Zika which swept the region in 2014 and 2016 are not expected back anytime soon, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is warning residents to “gear-up for the possibility of a major More...
Surveillance system monitoring for diphtheria after PAHO regional alert
WILLEMSTAD - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a recent epidemiological alert to public health agencies in the Americas, gave an update with respect to diphtheria in the Americas. Diphtheria is an infection More...
CMU Mobile Health Event 28-04-2018
WILLEMSTAD - This coming Saturday, April 28th, 2018 the students of Caribbean Medical University (CMU) will be organizing the next CMU Mobile Health Event. This time we will be at Sentro di Bario Souax, who is celebrating More...
Yellow Fever: PAHO urges unvaccinated travellers to get vaccinated
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) in its recent epidemiological report about yellow fever in the Americas, says between January 2016 and 13 March 2018, seven countries and More...
