Mauritius PM meets WHO Directors for Health Promotion
Mauritius: The World Health Organization (WHO) Directors for Health Promotion and the Social Determinants of Health, Dr Ruediger Krech (Headquarters) and Dr Adelheid Onyango (Regional Office of Africa), paid a…
Mauritius submits Global Tobacco Epidemic Report 2023 to WHO
Mauritius as the third country in the world, along with the Netherlands, after Turkey and Brazil, to have successfully achieved all measures according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework…
Minister Jagutpal encourages young people to become new blood donors
Mauritius: The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, appealed, this morning at the Caudan Arts Centre in Port Louis, to young people of 18 years and above to…
Minister Jagutpal launches Tobacco Day 2023 activities
Mauritius: In the context of the World No Tobacco Day 2023, observed annually on 31 May, a series of activities were launched today, in the presence of the Vice-Prime Minister,…
Mauritius Police Officers awarded certificates for Tobacco prevention workshop
Mauritius: A fourth batch of Police Officers, who attended the Workshop on Tobacco Control and Prevention, received their certificates yesterday, during an official ceremony held at the Diamond Hall, Special…
Mauritius celebrates International Nurses Day, highlights their crucial role in healthcare
Mauritius: The critical role of nurses in primary health care was underpinned by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, yesterday at an event marking the…
One-day Health Promotion Campaign launched in Ebène
Mauritius: A one-day Health Promotion Campaign, offering free non-communicable diseases (NCDs) screening tests and raising awareness on preventive measures and related medical treatments, was launched this morning, by the Minister…
Mauritius celebrates International Day of Midwives
Mauritius: A ceremony to mark the International Day of Midwives 2023 was held, on Saturday, 06 May 2023, at the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development House in Phoenix, in…
Mauritius recorded 2,866 New Cancer Cases in 2021 with 1,575 Fatalities
Mauritius: As per the National Cancer Registry, in Mauritius, 2866 new cancer cases were registered in 2021, out of which 1185 cases concerned men and 1681 concerned women. In the…