Health
Airport’s TB video to raise awareness
Friday January 11, 2019A tuberculosis awareness television programme screened at Rarotonga International Airport is an educational tool to raise awareness about the need for visitors to be mindful of the dangers of TB.
Clinic shelter in this year’s Health budget
Thursday January 10, 2019The Ministry for Health is yet to secure funding to build a suitable shelter for Rarotonga’s mobile health clinic.
WHO guides definition of ‘potable’
Thursday January 03, 2019"Potable water” is a term commonly used to describe water that is considered safe for human consumption whether through drinking, cooking or personal bathing. It has either been treated, cleaned, or filtered and meets established drinking water standards.
Hushed-up subjects come out in the open
Friday December 07, 2018As part of the series of activities organised under the 16 Days Activism to End Violence against Women, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Intaff) hosted a well-attended discussion panel at the USP on Wednesday.
Special day marked with song and dance
Wednesday December 05, 2018Song and dance featured significantly in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities commemoration on Monday.
Call for increased HIV testing
Friday November 30, 2018AS the 30th World AIDS Day is commemorated on Saturday, UNAIDS is making a global call for increased access to HIV testing and increased uptake of HIV testing.
PTI celebrates revamped building
Thursday November 22, 2018“The basic unit of any society is the composition of a family.”
Meetings focus on Maori medicine
Tuesday November 20, 2018Ta’unga of our traditional Maori medicine and those with great knowledge and interest of medicinal plants along with members of the public are encouraged to attend consultations that begin tonight (Tuesday) in Vaka Puaikura.
Woonton stands up for ‘Dr Joe’
Monday November 05, 2018Former prime minister and health minister Dr Robert Woonton says the New Zealand parliament should be the next step for more than 11,000 petitioners calling out “unfair” treatment of a leading Cook Islands doctor punished for healing their skin ailments.
