Medical and Health
MRCU adds to mosquito-fighting fleet
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) has recently upgraded its fleet of foggers with two new 2016 Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks, as part of their ongoing preventative measures against the threat of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, vector for the Zika virus.
Governor backs DG’s 5K Challenge
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has presented Governor Helen Kilpatrick with a DG’s 5K Challenge T-shirt, as she adds her name to a growing list of public figures and local celebrities supporting the event. The list includes Miss Cayman Islands, Monyque Brooks; Cayman Islands Olympians, Ronald Forbes and Cydonie Mothersill; and Bermuda’s Minister of Health […]
Brackers support DG’s 5K Challenge
(CNS): The Cayman Brac community turned out in force on Sunday, 17 April, to raise money for the 2016 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge. Walkers and runners converged on Cayman Brac Museum in the early morning for the route which took the 168 participants to the Catboat Plaza and back.
Former Cayman reporter joins ambulance appeal
(CNS): Former Cayman 27 reporter Kevin Watler, who recently recovered from open-heart surgery, is urging everyone to support efforts to buy a new ambulance for the Cayman Islands. Watler is a member of Cayman Heart Fund, which is running the appeal and is the chosen charity of the 2016 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge.
Time to sign up for the DG’s 5K Challenge
(CNS): Registration for this year’s Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge is set to open next week. In Grand Cayman, participants can sign up at the Government Administration Building (GAB) on 7, 8, 14 and 15 April from 10am to 3pm as well as 21 and 22 April from 9am to 4 pm.
Miss Cayman Islands launches fitness initiative
(CNS): Newly crowned Miss Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks put her best foot forward to help launch the Off the Couch fitness programme on Monday, 29 February. The eight-week initiative is to get people in shape for the 2016 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge in April. Organised by the civil service GAB Walk Run Club, Off the Couch […]
Miss Cayman Islands encouraging all to get fit
(CNS): Miss Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks will help launch the GAB Walk Run Club’s Off the Couch programme on Monday evening (29 February). Brooks, who works in the Department of Tourism, will join Deputy Governor Franz Manderson to kick-start the eight-week programme, aimed at all fitness levels from beginning walkers to seasoned runners.
DG’s 5K Challenge gets first donation for ambulance
(CNS): The 2016 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge has received its first donation which will go towards the $50,000 target set to help purchase a new ambulance for the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Heart Fund is running the ambulance appeal and has been raising money since last summer for the final goal of $150,000 for the […]
Artists create hope at chemotherapy unit
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) observed World Cancer Day by hosting a local art exhibit at the chemotherapy unit. The event emphasised the importance of hope within the cancer journey. World Cancer Day, which is commemorated every year on 4 February, aims to unite the world in the fight against the global cancer epidemic.
Cayman Academy donates to Cancer Society
(CNS): Cayman Academy’s annual Cancer Awareness and Health Week culminated in a march to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society where members of the school handed over a cheque for CI$3,389.60. On Friday, 5 February, the student body, accompanied by the Gideon Marching Band of the Savannah Adventist Church, walked from the Walkers Road school compound […]
DEH lab manager named to regional public health committee
(CNS): The Cayman Islands laboratory manager for the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has been tapped to sit on the seven-member executive committee of the Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network (CariPHLN). The goal of the network, which held its first meeting in September 2015 in Trinidad, is to strengthen the laboratory capacity of Caribbean Public […]
HSA asks everyone to give thanks by giving blood
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) is encouraging the public to celebrate Cayman Thanksgiving by donating blood. On Saturday, 5 December from 10am to 2pm, the Cayman Islands Hospital will be set up for blood donors at the atrium.
Workshop looks at national mental health policy
(CNS) An overseas consultant recently came to Cayman to help facilitate a workshop on developing a national mental health policy. From 16-17 November, University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Dr Wendel Abel, a psychiatrist and Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) consultant, hosted small meetings and a workshop with mental health practitioners and other relevant […]
HSA to require upfront payment at pharmacy
(CNS): As of 1 January 2016, the Health Services Authority (HSA) will require that all prescriptions through its pharmacy are paid for at the time of service, bringing that department in line with the authority’s revamped payment policy.
HSA offers free screening for World Diabetes Day
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is offering free health checks today (Friday, 13 November) as part of recognising World Diabetes Day, the primary global awareness campaign for this disease, which is celebrated every year on 14 November.
St Kitts boy receives free heart surgery in Cayman
(CNS): A boy from St Kitts and Nevis received free cardiac surgery at Health City Cayman Islands, with the help of two charities, Have A Heart Cayman and the World Paediatric Project. Shellon McCalmon thanked the hospital on behalf of her 12-year-old son, Phesaun, who was treated for an atrial septal defect, a hole in the […]
Civil servants go pink for breast cancer awareness
(CNS): Civil servants made a colourful statement on Friday, 30 October, by dressing in pink to support the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens (LCTG) Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. Overall, government employees donated more than $1,000 towards the programme, which provides free mammograms for local women.
Health conference opens to full house
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference, which is becoming a popular feature on the local calendar, opened to a packed house Thursday evening, 29 October, illustrating a growing consciousness in the community over health issues. Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, who is currently acting as governor, said that the annual event was helping to promote a healthier […]
