Dominican Republic could have new occupational health and safety regulations
Health October 10, 2023 | 8:08 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is working on new occupational health and safety regulations, expected to be implemented before the end of 2023. Minister Luis Miguel De Camps r[...]Demand for beds rises due to dengue fever in health centers
Health October 7, 2023 | 7:59 am
Dominican Republic.- Clinics and hospitals in the most dengue-affected areas of the country are still full of patients with symptoms of the viral disease. Relatives of affected children go from one[...]Hugo Mendoza Hospital has 98 patients admitted for dengue fever and Robert Reid Hospital 72
Health September 30, 2023 | 9:00 am
The Hugo Mendoza pediatric hospital beats its own record every day in the number of patients admitted with dengue fever; yesterday, it had 98 minors bedridden with the viral disease that affects child[...]Authorities do not know when dengue fever will decrease
Health September 23, 2023 | 10:00 am
Santo Domingo.- The Vice Minister of Collective Health, Eladio Perez, has no fixed date for the dengue epidemic to decline. He thinks that the country is now facing a plateau. If ther[...]Cases of dengue fever increase in children population in Santiago
Health September 23, 2023 | 8:00 am
Santiago, DR.- The number of patients affected by dengue fever has increased among children in the last few days here, while among adults, the cases are sporadic and isolated, accordi[...]Influenza vaccine prevents spread of influenza virus; it’s getting closer
Health September 17, 2023 | 9:00 am
Influenza is a contagious respiratory disease; all people six months of age and older should receive it. Influenza viruses are constantly changing; for this reason, every year, the composition of i[...]Admissions of children with dengue in network hospitals rise
Health September 16, 2023 | 7:04 am
The dengue epidemic in the country keeps the emergency rooms of public hospitals full of children with the disease. In the consultations, children with fever go to the doctor for other viruses, but th[...]Specialist warns that symptoms of dengue can be confused with other diseases
Health September 10, 2023 | 12:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- The clinical symptoms of dengue can be confused with other diseases ranging from leptospirosis to hepatitis, which is why it is important to perform a comprehensive me[...]Minister of Health Daniel Rivera leads day against dengue in Santiago
Health September 10, 2023 | 8:00 am
Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Daniel Rivera, together with the provincial authorities of the ministry, led this Saturday a day of fumigation and decacharrización[...]Hospitals register 362 hospital admissions due to dengue fever; epidemic
Health September 9, 2023 | 8:16 am
The country's hospitals and public centers have 362 patients admitted with dengue fever, most under 15 years of age. The most significant number of admissions is at the Hugo Mendoza pediatric hospi[...]National District and Santo Domingo province with the highest population with dengue fever
Health September 9, 2023 | 7:51 am
The emergency and consultation areas of the leading pediatric hospitals of Santo Domingo, such as the Robert Reid Cabral and Santo Socorro in Cristo Rey, in the National District, as well as the Hugo [...]The Dominican Republic says it lacks a preventive policy against the spread of dengue
Health September 7, 2023 | 3:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Epidemiologist Carlos Manuel Félix, who works at the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital, has expressed his concerns about the approach to combating dengue in the [...]The Dominican Republic is heading towards its highest peak of the dengue outbreak
Health September 7, 2023 | 9:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Despite the recent reporting of 758 new dengue cases in the past week, bringing the total suspected cases to over 6,000 so far this year, the Ministry of Public Health[...]Cardiologist clarifies that not everyone who dies suddenly in the Dominican Republic is from a heart attack
Health September 7, 2023 | 8:48 am
SANTO DOMINGO - Cardiologist Dr. Claudia Almonte, from the Diabetes, Obesity, and Specialties Medical Center (CEMDOE), emphasizes the importance of not underestimating symptoms like fatigue, palpitati[...]Dominican Week for Prevention and Support of Trauma and Accidents is launched
Health September 4, 2023 | 12:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has a significant issue with trauma-related morbidity and mortality, particularly affecting the working-age population, and holds a troubling gl[...]Medical College maintains that dengue is out of control in the Dominican Republic
Health September 4, 2023 | 10:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The President of the Dominican Medical College (CMD), Senén Caba, has expressed deep concern about the dengue situation in the country, describing it as "out of contr[...]Reappearance of serotype causes more dengue in the country
Health September 2, 2023 | 11:33 am
The presence of dengue serotype three is causing an increase in the number of disease cases in the country and a greater demand for medical care. This serotype (DENV-3) has not circulated in the co[...]Alarm due to the increase in childhood overweight and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Health August 31, 2023 | 11:33 am
Santo Domingo.- UNICEF has raised concern over the rising prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean, which surpasses the global average. The or[...]Dominican Republic continues without detecting cases of the EG.5 variant of COVID-19
Health August 30, 2023 | 3:23 pm
Santo Domingo.- As of now, the Dominican Republic has not detected any cases of the new EG.5 variant of COVID-19. Dr. Manuel Gil, while presenting the weekly epidemiological bulletin [...]Ecuador detects three cases of the EG.5 variant of Covid, which it affirms is present in the Dominican Republic
Health August 30, 2023 | 8:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of Ecuador has confirmed the presence of three cases of the EG.5 variant of COVID-19. This variant has triggered case surges in var[...]