Health
Dr Williams fined for mixing medicines
Thursday October 04, 2018Doctor Joseph (Joe) Williams has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay costs of $145,000 for mixing medicines he should not have, as well as giving inappropriate dietary advice.
Cook Islands to host regional nurses’ forum
Monday October 01, 2018The Cook Islands Nurses Association will be hosting the 19th South Pacific Nurses Forum (SPNF) at the National Auditorium next month.
More money for Health…
Friday September 21, 2018Health to get $1.4m in 2018/19 budget
Health bus to bring health service to the people
Monday September 10, 2018The Ministry of Health’s new mobile health clinic bus will initially be used to bring a mobile clinic to Titikaveka.
Exploring way to better health and wellbeing
Tuesday September 04, 2018Dr Isaac Warbrick is visiting Rarotonga as part of his research on indigenous knowledge relating to health. As director of Taupua Waiora Centre for Maori Health Research at Auckland University of Technology, he leads Maori health research projects, supervises Masters and PhD students, and teaches post-graduate classes in Maori ways of approaching health and research. He contributed this article to CINews.
Doubts over legality of one-man anti-smoking effort
Tuesday September 04, 2018Pastor Ngarima George has embarked a one-man anti-smoking campaign at the Punanga Nui market.
Island draws family ‘home’
Saturday September 01, 2018Dr Isaac Warbrick has moved to Rarotonga with his wife and family for three months.
Nine water stations unsafe
Tuesday August 28, 2018Nine of the 24 public water stations in Rarotonga are contaminated and people are urged not to get their drinking water from them.
Flu cases normal, says medical head
Monday August 27, 2018The flu-like symptoms affecting a large number of Rarotonga residents at present do not constitute an epidemic, says Rarotonga hospital chief medical officer Doctor Yin May.