Measles contact alert
Public health wishes to advise that we have a family of three in Rarotonga recently
November 15, 2019
September 9, 2019
Global Suicide Prevention Day – Working together for our community
September 10 is Global suicide prevention day. This year’s theme is ‘Working together to prevent Suicide’. This theme highlights our collective role in preventing suicide and reducing harm in our community.
September 5, 2019
Celebrating our beautiful babies – the Cook Islands Baby Show 2019
Save the date for September 19, when the biennial national baby show overall winners will be announced.
September 5, 2019
Kia orana and welcome to our wellbeing-conversation with our community: Tanga’eo
Tanga’eo is the weekly communication piece of Te Marae Ora Cook Islands Ministry of Health (TMO) for our people. The burden of disease with the NCDs/obesity epidemic alongside the impact of climate change, threatens the health of the Cook Islands population as well as planetary health. Tanga’eo is a call to action. Tanga’eo is for the people of the Cook Islands.
September 4, 2019
Equitable access to quality health services for our Pa Enua
Over the past year, Te Marae Ora – Cook Islands Ministry of Health (TMO) has established and developed the flying doctors and dentists programme, in to what is now a more integrated, structured, and comprehensive mobile health service: Kaveinga Ora.
August 17, 2019
Developing our mental health services
With the aging population, alcohol and drug problems, mental health and offending, developmental disorder and suicide prevention remain high on the priority list, as the team maps out its strategic direction for the future.
August 2, 2019
Improving aged-care services in the Cook Islands
There are many current population health challenges, one of these is the challenge of ensuring suitable health care for our elderly.
August 2, 2019
‘Access to safe drinking water is a human right’ – UN 2010
The people of the Cook Islands have 100% access to basic drinking water services, however this achievement does not indicate the quality of the drinking water.
July 23, 2019
Preventable crashes continue to burden health system
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.
April 30, 2019
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