Palau Communicable Disease Unit

Thank You AMAZING CDU Team, Dr. Manny of the Civic Action Team Palau and Dr. Marv and MCED25.1 Team for another successful Evening Special Clinic on March 11, 2025👊🥳❤📣 We are truly blessed🙏 Thank You to the community and those who visited us at our evening clinic💙
Free Screening = Free Airtime or Fuel Voucher🥰

Amazing and Successful Outreach today🥳Thank You and Mesulang our partners, our dear friends and famiies the Civic Action Team Palau and the Marine Corps Engineer Detachment 25.1🙏 We are grateful and blessed for your ongoing partnership and support. We got 68 participants of the health screening today and we made it because of these amazing partners and the dedicated CDU Team❤

Thank you to our external partners Civic Action Team Palau USMCED 25.1 & OET for a successful screening and outreach for the month of February! 😊 Looking forward to more!

We will have TWO Zumbas this Thursday! Come join us on Camp Katuu or at Ernguul Park in Koror.

THANK YOU to our amazing partners the Civic Action Team Palau, MCED25.1 and the OET for another big event and a successful one, a health screening and movie night on February 28th in Peleliu❤🎉🥳

Tuberculosis - or TB - is a bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is spread through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit. Common symptoms include:

➡️ Prolonged cough (sometimes with blood)
➡️ Chest pain
➡️ Weakness
➡️ Fatigue
➡️ Weight loss
➡️ Fever
➡️ Night sweats

Condoms prevent most sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) prevents HIV but not other sexually transmitted infections.

Choose both for maximum protection!

Reduce risk of flu by taking these 6 simple actions! 👇

Our first meeting with the new CAT133-32🎉 We're not only partners, we're family🥰 Thank you for your continued partnership and support🙏

Public Service Announcement

February 19, 2025
2:30pm Update

The Republic of Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) has resumed normal operations at the Belau National Hospital following the cyber-attack incident on February 17, 2025. The public is advised that some delay may be experienced as we return to full operational status.

An investigation on whether any patient data was accessed by the attackers is ongoing and more information will be announced as necessary.

We thank the public for their patience and support.

- or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs.

Common symptoms include
❗️ Cough
❗️ Chest pains
❗️ Weight loss
❗️ Fever
❗️ Night sweats

Yes! Tuberculosis is curable and preventable.

Public Service Announcement

February 18, 2025
11 a.m. Update

The Republic of Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) continues to experience IT service degradation at the Belau National Hospital resulting from yesterday’s cyber-attack. The IT team worked through the night in response to the incident.

The team at the Belau National Hospital is ensuring services to the community continue.

We remind patients who need a medication refill, to please bring the pill container indicating number of remaining refills and/or your current prescription.

We also are asking the public for support as staff work to implement mitigation measures. We will continue to provide updates to the public as they become available.

Yes, is curable!

Tuberculosis is treated with antibiotics. To be effective, these medications need to be taken daily for 4–6 months.

⚠️ It is dangerous to stop the medications early or without medical advice. It can lead to drug-resistant tuberculosis.