Tag: seychelles

  • Regional Influenza Alert

    31st October 2017 – The island of Reunion has been registering an increase in influenza activity since August 2017. The peak of the epidemic was around mid to late September and has been on the decline ever since. Up to week 41, 2017, there were 42 admissions of which 33% tested positive for A(H1N1)pdm09, 44%…

  • Operations commence at Family Hospital as patients move in

    31st October 2017 – On Tuesday 31st October 2017, patients and staff from the Female Medical Ward of the Seychelles Hospital will relocate to the newly built Family Hospital situated on the peripheries of Perseverance. Moving the entire ward is necessary to kick start the redevelopment plan of the Seychelles Hospital. It will include renovations,…

  • WHO donates protective gears to help in public health surveillance

    27th October 2017 – The World Health Organisation (WHO) will present to the Ministry of Health, 20 different types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Monday 30th October 2017, at 8.30 am, in a short ceremony at the Sheikh Kalifah Diagnostic Centre. Mr Jean Paul Adam, Minister for Health, will officially accept the equipment, worth…

  • Plague Alert Update

    18th October 2017 – The Plague outbreak in Madagascar persists and is expanding into new areas. However, there is now a strong WHO and other partners’ support on the field that is doing active contact tracing and providing prophylaxis. About 3000 current contacts are on prophylaxis. Mauritius has reported a suspected case but the person…

  • Update on Plague Alert

    16th October 2017 – The Plague outbreak in Madagascar continues and remains uncontrolled. Two WHO experts arrived in Seychelles over the weekend to assist with the response. They will be supporting DSRU in conducting a one day training for contact tracing tomorrow. In Seychelles, the Health authorities have effectively controlled all potential contacts with suspected…

  • Local Update on Plague Alert

    15th October 2017 – Today Sunday 15th October 2017 at 10:00 am, the 12 family members (11 on Mahe and 1 on Praslin) of the first index probable case were discharged home after completing the stipulated 7 days’ post exposure to a probable plague case. They have remained well and without symptoms. Meanwhile the outbreak…

  • Update of Plague outbreak in Madagascar and local response

    14th October 2017 – The multisectoral IDSR committee met again this morning Saturday to discuss the current alert on the plague. The outbreak in Madagascar is expanding into new districts with new cases and deaths reported daily. Suspected Case Update (A total of 13 people remain admitted in isolation) The index patient (probable case) is…

  • Update of Plague outbreak in Madagascar and local response

    13th October 2017 – Suspected Case update The index passenger (probable case) is still admitted on the hospital ward and has no symptoms and is stable. Today  is  the  5thday  of  treatment  and  as  per  clinical  guidelines,  the  patient is  no longer infectious. However, he will remain admitted to complete his antibiotic course.  Samples for…

  • Update of Plague outbreak in Madagascar and local response

    12th October 2017 – The Plague epidemic in Madagascar persists and is not showing any signs of abating yet. One passenger who came to Seychelles on the Air Seychelles flight on Friday 6th October became unwell on Monday 9th October. Here mains admitted in hospital since then for isolation, testing and treatment. Today is day…

  • Productive discussion held with nurses on scheme of service

    10th October 2017 – 146 nurses and midwives from health centres all across the country attended a meeting with the Minister for Health, Jean Paul Adam, on Friday 6th October 2017. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss proposed changes to the scheme of service for all nurses, following concerns raised about their current…