Over the Easter holidays we had two motorcycle crash-related hospital admissions involving young people, one of whom was referred from Aitutaki. Both incidents were associated with alcohol.
Since declaring DENV-1 in Rarotonga earlier this year, dengue notifications to the Ministry of Health now total 24 cases (18 confirmed, six probable) with half being female.
Participants learned of the different types of EMTs that can be created for the Cook Islands and also, international EMTs that can be requested in the event of emergency.
The Ministry of Health has declared a dengue outbreak following the confirmation of seven dengue cases in Rarotonga in the past month. Of these cases, one was a visitor from French Polynesia with dengue serotype 3 (DENV-3), while others were dengue serotype 1 (DENV-1).
This protocol describes the case classification and management of people with dengue.
Four cases of dengue have been recently confirmed in Rarotonga. This follows the diagnosis of dengue three weeks ago in a visitor who arrived from French Polynesia.
Minister Glassie opened the 71st WHA in his capacity as First Vice-President, being the first Pacific Health Minister to undertake such a prestigious role. This event also marked the 70th birthday for WHO, the peak global health body.
With the recent heavy rain and flooding in many areas on Rarotonga, we urge the public to take extra precautions to avoid any preventable health issues caused by the flooding such as diarrhoea and increased risk of mosquito borne diseases.
People found burning plastics and tyres will be given a warning in the first instance. Burning of plastics and tyres is not permitted under the Public Health Act.
