Journal 9/13/1983 P1 Less than 40% left to countAs of early Monday morning, approval of the Compact was leading y 58 percent. So far 3,278 ballots were cast in favor of the Compact, while 2,389 ballots were cast against. Roughly 60 percent of the total vote has been counted. P1 Coalition meets to discuss optionsCoalition […]
This week opened with a recognition ceremony for Majuro hospital doctors as part of the launch of National Health Month. The ceremony featured most of the hospital’s doctors wearing white jackets and being praised by Health Secretary Francyne Wase-Jacklick and Medical Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Maddison. Dr. Kyle Lemari led the doctors in re-stating […]
A new Marshall Islands doctor was welcomed into the medical community for service to the RMI last week. Dr. Delson Benjamin was honored for completing his internship training program, which followed his graduation from medical university in Taiwan. He is the 12th doctor to graduate from Taiwan’s Ishou University.He was recognized by Health Secretary Francyne […]
The Ministry of Health held a soft christening ceremony for the new Gastroscopy (Endoscopy) machine last Friday at the Majuro hospital. The machine, which cost $270,824, comes with a fiber optic tube with a built-in camera system that would enable surgeons to view, identify and work internally on a patient’s body. “We are grateful and […]
In the two decades since a group of Marshall Islanders trained as doctors at the Pohnpei-based Medical Officers Training Program in the 1990s, few RMI citizens have gained degrees in medical fields. But this picture will change dramatically thanks to the intake by Taiwan of a sizable number of Marshallese students to study medicine. Eight […]
