Summary On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Palau Ministry of Health alerted the public of an outbreak of dengue fever following the first ever laboratory confirmation of two cases with dengue...
This is a Special Weather Update from the National Emergency Management Office in cooperation with the National Weather Service informing the public that the Tropical Depression Jelawat is moving...
Summary A steep rise in dengue cases was recognized starting November of 2016. In Epi Week 48, the number of cases of dengue fever exceeded the threshold for an outbreak of 10 cases in a month. An...
President Remengesau has issued Executive Order No. 389 to declare a State of Emergency due extreme drought.
We, the Pacific Islands Ministers, gathered in Nadi, Fiji, on 28 October 2015 to deliberate on strengthening climate change resilience through reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent...
Overview HFMDoutbreak recognized starting 2014Epi Week 37 based on overview of PatientEncounter Forms (PEF) at Belau National Hospital Outpatient and Emergency departments Case definition: Any child...
Overview Conjunctivitis outbreak recognized in Epi Week 40, exceeded threshold for action of 4 cases/week Current report includes Weeks 40-43 (Sept 29 - Oct 26, 2014), n=565 Case definition:...
1.1 Background This new Palau National Disaster Risk Management Framework 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘PNDRMF’ or ‘Framework’) provides for the strengthening of national disaster risk...
1.1 INTRODUCTION The Republic of Palau is subject to a number of threats from natural and manmade emergencies/disasters. Because of the size and geographic allocation of the Republic, the people are...