Health
Health gathering deemed ‘fantastic’
Saturday July 14, 2018The 20th Annual Cook Islands Health Conference 2018 ended yesterday with some important issues highlighted by the participants in the three-day forum, held at the National Auditorium.
Virtual health meetings the way of the future
Monday July 16, 2018The time is right for the Cook Islands to start thinking about the next level of communication in knowledge exchange, says New Zealand’s Mobile Health director Stuart Gowland.
Country committed to quality health
Thursday July 12, 2018A strong infrastructure is critical to closing today’s gap between health promises and realities, says newly-appointed health minister Rose Brown.
Ministry lifts ban on MMR vaccine
Thursday July 12, 2018The Cook Islands Ministry of Health’s temporary ban on injections of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine has been lifted after it was confirmed that batches of the vaccine in this country are safe.
Rose Brown to open health conference
Wednesday July 11, 2018Newly-appointed health minister Rose Brown will this morning make her first public appearance as a Minister of the Crown since her appointment on Thursday of last week.
Mammography screening returns
Tuesday July 10, 2018The Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation will again this year join with the Ministry of Health for the annual mammography screening programme for 2018.
Keeping the blood pumping
Saturday July 07, 2018Staff from the Cook Islands Red Cross were kept busy on Thursday replenishing Rarotonga’s blood stocks with another round of blood donations from some of their registered donors.
Hospital Comforts to the aid of cataract patients
Saturday July 07, 2018The Cook Islands benefits from visiting medical specialists, most recently the New Zealand eye team made up of optometrists, who carry out eyesight testing and treatment, and ophthalmologists, eye doctors who perform delicate cataract surgery to replace a patient’s cloudy lens.
Visiting NZ group continues free spinal checks
Tuesday July 03, 2018A group of visiting chiropractors is once again conducting free spinal checks for the general public.
