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Focus on Food

Wednesday 22 May 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Representatives from various private sectors attended the “Development of National Food Safety Indicators with a One Health Approach” workshop coordinated by the Ministry of Health last Tuesday at the Crown Beach Resort.

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Nursing school under review

Friday 17 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

The future of the School of Nursing in Rarotonga is being reviewed and a report on this is yet to be received, says the head of school of nursing.

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Paediatric service delivery improves

Thursday 16 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

A paediatric team who has been visiting Rarotonga for the last five years believe that the hospital paediatric staff members have improved in their service delivery.

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Free clinic for the elderly

Saturday 11 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

Nobody should be left out of health services, says Nurses Association president Ngatamariki Manea.

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Nurses visit special centres today

Wednesday 8 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

As part of the celebrations for International Nurses Week nurses are providing free health screening to those with special needs at Are Pa Metua, the Creative Centre and the Te Kainga O Pa Taunga today.

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Nurses a voice to lead health for all

Monday 6 May 2019 | Published in Health

Nurses in the Cook Islands will mark International Nurses Day this week byb celebrating their achievements, remembering their pioneers, and recognising nurses all over the world.

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Road mishaps continue to burden health system

Thursday 2 May 2019 | Published in Health

Over the Easter holidays the Ministry of Health received two cases of motorcycle crash-related hospital admissions involving young people, one of whom was referred from Aitutaki. Both incidents were associated with alcohol.

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Cooks 'safe' from measles

Wednesday 17 April 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

The high level of immunisation in Cook Islands is likely to have prevented an outbreak of measles, which is plaguing New Zealand at the moment.

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Dental students complete training

Monday 15 April 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

Three German dental students who were recently in the country will return home after completing their practical work last week.

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Pharmacy wins best in blue

Monday 15 April 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

The CITC Pharmacy staff earned the prize of morning tea for the best dressed team in blue for the Autism Awareness day held earlier this month.

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Programme to control mosquitoes

Monday 15 April 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

The Ministry for Health has secured a vector control expert to assist the Cook Islands in controlling dengue spreading mosquitoes.

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Dengue cases rise to 10

Saturday 9 March 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

Ten dengue cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and there are another five probable cases are yet to be diagnosed.

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Tackling NCDs on awareness day

Thursday 7 March 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

A large crowd of more than 100 people attended the launch of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Day yesterday morning.

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NCD awareness day tomorrow

Tuesday 5 March 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Forty per cent of the Cook Island’s population was affected by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) last year.

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Tairea at obesity health meet

Thursday 21 February 2019 | Published in Health

Public health nutritionist Karen Tairea was part of the 17 Pacific Island countries meeting to address childhood obesity in the region.

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Operation Namu to fight dengue

Thursday 21 February 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

Four cases of dengue have been recently confirmed in Rarotonga. This follows the diagnosis of dengue three weeks ago in a visitor who arrived from French Polynesia.

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Team monitors mosquito breeding grounds

Wednesday 13 February 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

With the recent heavy rain, the Ministry of Health has made an effort to increase surveillance activities on mosquito breeding places around the island.

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Helping readers' sight with 840 pairs of glasses

Tuesday 12 February 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health

A Good Samaritan from Hawaii has secured about 840 pairs of reading glasses which will be given to people in need for free this Friday.

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Fundraiser for Lotu

Thursday 7 February 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Sadly, 9-year-old Lotu Vaevae Pare has been recently diagnosed with leukaemia.

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Dengue virus courtesy of a nasty little biter

Wednesday 6 February 2019 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Health

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus.

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