The Dominican Republic’s health offer is world-class
Health November 24, 2023 | 12:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has positioned itself as the leading destination in the Caribbean region for health tourism, but many do not know that the sector that leads thi[...]More than a million people without drinking water after tropical disturbance
Health November 22, 2023 | 8:05 am
Santo Domingo.- Four days after a tropical disturbance caused widespread damage in the Dominican Republic, over a million people in Greater Santo Domingo, San Cristóbal, Azua, and Du[...]Health Minister urges safety measures against infections following floods in the Dominican Republic
Health November 20, 2023 | 9:49 am
Santo Domingo.- Daniel Rivera, the Minister of Public Health, issued a warning about the health risks associated with contaminated water following recent floods. He advised immediate [...]Cholera and amoeba: the horrors coming from contaminated water
Health November 18, 2023 | 10:43 am
Living on the banks of the La Ciénaga stream in Barahona and needing it to quench their thirst and feed themselves has brought unhappy residents into contact with one of the many extreme manifestatio[...]Public Health admits cholera in Barahona
Health November 18, 2023 | 9:50 am
Barahona—The Ministry of Public Health admitted yesterday that 16 people are affected by cholera in La Ciénaga, Baoruco, and San Rafael. In Barahona, 14 Haitians and two Dominicans were treated in [...]Minister of Health calls on residents of Barahona not to consume water directly from rivers due to diarrheal outbreak
Health November 17, 2023 | 12:13 pm
Barahona.- The ongoing outbreak of diarrheal illness in the La Ciénaga municipality and other communities in the Barahona province of the Dominican Republic may be exacerbated by the[...]Ministry of Health urges taking measures to minimize health damage in the event of possible rains
Health November 17, 2023 | 10:54 am
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Health in the Dominican Republic has issued a call to action in response to the anticipated heavy rains expected over the coming weekend. They are urgi[...]Public Health continues investigation into acute diarrheal outbreak in the Barahona province
Health November 15, 2023 | 3:18 pm
Barahona.- The Ministry of Public Health in the Dominican Republic is investigating an outbreak of acute diarrhea in the community of La Ciénaga, Barahona province. The outbreak is b[...]Dominican Dermatological Institute graduates new specialists
Health November 14, 2023 | 4:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dermatological and Skin Surgery Institute "Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz" celebrated the graduation of its fifty-third class of postgraduate resident doctors in dermat[...]Study advances in Dominican Republic on dengue and immune environment
Health November 14, 2023 | 10:26 am
Santo Domingo.- The UCE Research Laboratory of Emerging Diseases and Molecular Biology is contributing to a study titled "Dengue and the Immune Environment," which aims to investigate[...]Concerns rise as Dominican Republic allows meat imports from Brazil, risking disease outbreaks
Health November 13, 2023 | 12:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Association of Livestock Producers of Meat (Asocarne) has expressed its deep concern over the Dominican government's decision to grant permits for the imp[...]Vaccine against chikungunya approved in the United States
Health November 13, 2023 | 8:11 am
USA.- The Valneva group's chikungunya vaccine has received approval in the United States, marking the first vaccine against this mosquito-borne viral disease in the Americas. Chiku[...]FAO representative in the country: “A healthy diet costs 60% more”
Health November 8, 2023 | 3:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- Rodrigo Castañeda, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Dominican Republic, emphasized the need for improvem[...]70% of adults are overweight and obese, according to the FAO
Health November 7, 2023 | 1:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- Rodrigo Castañeda, the representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the Dominican Republic, disclosed that a staggering 70% of the [...]Private health sector gives way to modernity with the use of AI
Health November 7, 2023 | 11:21 am
Santo Domingo.- The healthcare sector in Santiago, Dominican Republic, is experiencing a significant transformation, thanks to the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Leading[...]Yesterday the mosquito eradication operation was held in neighborhoods of Villa Duarte, in SDE
Health November 4, 2023 | 9:00 am
Santo Domingo East—The authorities continued on Friday to carry out campaigns against the Aedes aegypti mosquito that causes dengue fever in the Simónico, Maquiteria, and other neighborhoods in the[...]Clinics full of dengue patients; no more beds
Health November 4, 2023 | 7:22 am
Santo Domingo—Families who need a bed for a minor or adult patient with any chronic or acute illness experience a veritable via Crucis. Up to 30-35% of beds in the private sector are occupied by feb[...]Dominican Republic emerges as premier medical tourism destination in the Caribbean
Health November 3, 2023 | 8:15 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has solidified its position as the leading medical tourism destination in the Caribbean and ranks second in Latin America, attaining the 19th sp[...]56% of dengue patients in the Dominican Republic don’t seek treatment soon enough
Health November 2, 2023 | 8:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Public Health authorities in the Dominican Republic have reported three new confirmed deaths in minors due to dengue, bringing the total number of deaths from the dise[...]Official deaths from dengue increase to 16; cases rise to 15,606
Health November 1, 2023 | 3:16 pm
Santo Domingo.- Public health authorities reported three new confirmed deaths in minor patients due to dengue on Wednesday, bringing the total number of dengue-related deaths this yea[...]
