Elson Helkena

Namdrik race moves along

Namdrik race moves along

HILARY HOSIA The race to determine the next mayor for Namdrik Atoll is formally underway following an official draw at the Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs Tuesday. The Namdrik Special Election for the mayor seat is scheduled to take place on April 25 this year, timed to coincide with the vote on long-pending proposed […]

US docs get people walking

US docs get people walking

HILARY HOSIA At the beginning of the month, 23 Canvasback Missions OBGYN specialists departed Majuro to the US after seeing 567 patients. Then last week, 20 more miracle workers arrived in Majuro, only this time on an orthopedic visit that, as of Monday, screened 187 patients with 19 completed surgeries out of 31 scheduled operations. […]

Three cheers for shriners

Three cheers for shriners

Elson Helkena and his grandson Quintin thanked the medical staff at Shriners Hospital for Children in Honolulu last week following successful burn treatment over a three-year period. Quintin and his grandfather presented Dr. Vincent Nip with island handicrafts following Quintin’s third and possibly last visit for burn treatment and rehabilitation. Nip is a plastic surgeon. […]