Préfet délégué for Saint-Martin and St Maarten’s PM takes part in high-level talks
Saint Marteen Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs recently took part in an important cooperation conference with the new Prefect delegate for the regions of Saint Matin, Vincent Berton and St Barths. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the existing health scenario relating to Covid in the country and collaboration...
Read moreDecrees for a new mental health care clinic are issued by minister ottley
VSA is the Health, Social Development, and Labor Minister. Omar Ottley (United People’s Party) issued a ministerial order for healthcare institution PsyCare BV and two BIG-registered psychiatrists one month after the court verdict on May 3. PsyCare BV’s founder, Dr. Ilse Kelbrick-Fürstenburg, specialises in psychiatric issues and dementia in the...
Read moreInfections with the Hepatitis A Virus have been connected to fresh organic strawberries.
People who have bought fresh plucked organic strawberries labelled as HEB or FreshKampo and subsequently put them in the freezer use should take the following precautions, according to the CDC. They shouldn’t be consumed if stored in the freezer. Any leftover fresh organic strawberries that you froze for later use...
Read moreCDC flags Florida counties for facemask protocol
According to the CDC, 23 of Florida’s 67 counties are now considered high community-level COVID locations, and wearing a mask indoors in public is advised. The total has risen from 10 counties at the start of the week. On the list now are Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, Palm Beach, Martin, Indian...
Read moreA poor pulse oximeter design is more likely to affect Covid patients with darker skin
A study revealed that the equipment failed to measure oxygen levels in Black, Latino, and Asian patients as accurately as white individuals. In Nevada, a lab firm is under fire because the results from the COVID test turned out to be almost entirely incorrect. The Wall Street Journal Questions Accuracy...
Read moreCPS is monitoring Monkeypox, no case detected in St. Maarten
CPS is observing the global situation with monkeypox closely. If any updates are relevant, CPS will let the public know promptly. As of now, no case of monkeypox has been detected in St. Maarten. The virus that causes monkeypox, which is a rodent-borne illness that also affects marsupials and monkeys,...
Read moreMental health provisions for children are still lacking, as pointed out by recent events
A young child in Philipsburg began acting erratically and witnessed a manic episode. When her mother sought psychiatric therapy at the Mental Health Foundation in Cay Hill, she said she had reached a deadlock. Her phone calls went unanswered and the MHF informed her over and over that her...
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