Tag: Public Health Department
Self-registration for COVID-19 screening
The Public Health Department is currently offering COVID-19 screening to people employed in administrative and office roles, as well as those working in childcare and teaching. To ensure they have an opportunity to be tested, individuals who work in smaller organisations or as self-employed traders, may now self-register for COVID-19 screening. The register for screening form […]
Region celebrates 25 years of polio eradication
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands has been free from Polio for more than six decades, since 1957, and boast 93% vaccination coverage, according to the Public Health Department. In 1994, the Americas, including Cayman, was the first region in the world to be certified as Polio free and is now celebrating 25 years of […]
Is flesh-eating disease a concern here?
We are hearing numerous reports of people getting infected by the bacteria causing necrotising fasciitis (known as the flesh-eating disease) in the warm coastal waters of the US. Grateful if you could tell us what the DoE, DEH and government health officials are doing to regularly check the bacteria counts in our much-used coastal waters. […]
Health screening required for new students
All students entering government or private schools in the Cayman Islands for the first time are required to have health screenings this summer. The screening includes a growth and development assessment, screening for vision and hearing, a dental assessment, the administration of necessary immunisations and obtaining a student’s personal medical history. Noting that this includes […]
Smoking cessation classes: ‘I Can Quit’
The Public Health Department reminds smokers who wish to quit the habit that there are still some spaces left for the upcoming smoking cessation classes the department is offering. Classes start on 05 June 2019 from 5.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. every Wednesday for seven weeks in the Public Health Department. The Public is being […]
HSA reinforces no-smoking policy
(CNS Local Life): As part of continuing efforts at preventative care, the Health Services Authority (HSA) is stressing that all of its facilities, including the Cayman Islands Hospital and district health centres, are designated smoke-free zones. HSA CEO Lizzette Yearwood said the healthcare provider is strengthening its mission to improve the health of the Cayman […]
Free health screenings offered
(CNS Local Life): The theme for World Health Day 2018 is “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” and in recognition of the annual 7 April commemoration, the Public Health Department has organised a week of free health screenings. This year’s theme encompasses the idea that universal health coverage means that all people and communities receive the […]
Dr Kiran Kumar to retire from HSA
(CNS): Following a long and distinguished career with the Public Health Department (PHD), the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s (HSA) Medical Officer of Health, Dr Kiran Kumar, will be retiring in July this year. Dr Kumar first took up his post when he arrived in the Cayman Islands in 1982; his retirement marks 33 years […]
Global call to say no to tobacco
(CNS): Countries around the world will jointly observe World No Tobacco Day Sunday, 31 May. Coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), this year’s focus, “Stop illicit trade of tobacco products”, is supported by Article 15 of WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
