Health insurance for uninsured less than $3 a day
PHILIPSBURG - One of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA’s top priorities is to ensure that everyone has access to...
Population asked to Help Beat ZikV. Vector control team now in Weymouth Hill area...
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The National Mosquito Elimination Community Program Zika Virus disease (ZikV) “Beat ZikV,” completed its inspection of the residential...
Health & Happiness key topic in ENNIA’s PreventNow Seminar in St. Maarten
~This year, ENNIA presents the PreventNow Seminar for the first time in St. Maarten~
After three successful seminars in Curacao and two in Aruba, on...
CPS Urges Parents and Guardians to be on alert to prevent Hand Foot and...
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – There has been a noticeable increase in cases of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD).
The Collective Prevention Services...
Ministry of Public Health prepares for Regional Ebola Disease Simulation Exercise
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA),...
Cuba Develops Vaccine Against Prostate Cancer
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 14 2015 – Cuban scientists are advanced in the development of a therapeutic vaccine against prostate cancer, a scourge that causes...
CPS: World Food Day to be observed on October 16
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – World Food Day is a day of action against hunger. On October 16, people around the world came...
Surgeon Dr. Mercelina Resumes Position at SMMC
CAYHILL, St. Maarten - St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is pleased to announce that general surgeon Dr. Luc Mercelina has returned to the island...
60% referrals for diagnosis needs to be reduced
PHILIPSBURG - Minister of Public Health Emil Lee held a follow-up care contract meeting with SZV and Coomeva, which is the Colombian company that...
Shin splints / 'scheenbeenirritatie'…
By Dr. Joe Arrindell Jr
Shint splints is een Engelse naam voor 'scheenbeenirritatie'. Shin splints is een verzamelnaam voor alle blessures veroorzaakt door overbelasting die zich over het...
