
Assistance for countries to get medical specialists
THE HAGUE - Dutch Undersecretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Paul Blokhuis is willing to assist the Dutch Caribbean countries to tackle the issue of attracting sufficient medical specialists for the islands’ More...

Judge agrees with Health Inspection about lack of care Advent Hospital
WILLEMSTAD - The quality of the Internist care in the Advent Hospital is insufficient. The judge agrees with the conclusion of the Healthcare Inspectorate. Internist Nagy Bakir may no longer perform his duties and More...

Reaction of independent midwives to incorrect statements
WILLEMSTAD - In an official press release, several independent midwives reacted to incorrect statements that was published in the press. It must be noted that Curaçao Chronicle did not report on these incorrect More...

McWilliam: Costs medical treatment abroad too high
WILLEMSTAD - The costs of medical treatments abroad is too high. This is according to the Member of Parliament for MAN, Giselle McWilliam. This is her conclusion after an analysis of the core date of the Social More...

MRI scanner at SEHOS operational again in the coming week
WILLEMSTAD - A team of experts from Miami and Chile is currently working on the MRI scan of the St. Elisabeth Hospital (SEHOS), which was defect due to a leakage. A spokeswoman for the hospital announced that the More...

Supply AIDS Inhibitors normalized by end this year
WILLEMSTAD – The supply of AIDS Inhibitors will be normal again by the end of this year. This is according to Cura+ spokesperson Mario Kleinmoedig. The St. Elizabeth Hospital (Sehos) and the interest group met More...

Sehos recognizes shortage HIV / AIDS inhibitors
WILLEMSTAD – The Saint Elizabeth Hospital (Sehos) recognizes that there is a shortage of medicines in the hospital because of cash flow problems. Yesterday the HIV / AIDS patient association Cura+ sounded the More...

Hospital still faces a shortage of material
WILLEMSTAD - The situation at the St. Elisabeth Hospital is still difficult. Medical Director Franke Scheper says that there is only a marginal stock of material, which means that many planned operations are still More...

Gynecologists and obstetricians launch own investigation Zika
WILLEMSTAD - Gynecologists and obstetricians, in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health Care (GGZ) began a research on pregnant women on the island. All women who are under the doctors’ care, will More...

Parties are optimistic about solution shortage medical specialists
WILLEMSTAD - The Association of Medical Specialists Curaçao (VMSC) and the St. Elisabeth Hospital (Sehos) are optimistic about a solution to the shortage of specialists. The specialists are working on a vision More...