Topic: Rachel Corbett

Cayman’s National Epidemiologist, Rachel Corbett, has announced a new public health initiative aimed at reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease by improving the prevention and management of high blood pressure.

Results from the latest nationwide health survey paint a worrying picture of the state of the nation’s health.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Gent has called for an end to unaffordable care in the Cayman Islands, saying that "poverty is causing people not just to be selective about what care they can afford to receive, but often that they are choosing not to seek any care at all."

Seven in 10 adults in Cayman are overweight and one third are obese, according to the preliminary findings of the STEPS national health survey.

Amputations among male diabetics in Cayman are 2.5 times higher than the estimated global rate, attendees at a national healthcare conference heard this week.

More than a quarter of children entering primary school were considered either obese or overweight based on 2022-23 intake data, a concerning statistic for national epidemiologist Rachel Corbett.

To date no cases of the latest variant of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 has been recorded locally, National Epidemiologist Rachel Corbett has confirmed.To date no cases of the latest variant of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 has been recorded locally, National Epidemiologist Rachel Corbett has confirmed.

A national health survey to determine the prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases will be carried out this summer across the Cayman Islands.

The importance of reliable data on the prevalence of diseases and risks in formulating healthcare plans and strategies, as well as in promoting disease prevention, was a running theme throughout Cayman's latest National Healthcare Conference.

Cayman's Public Health department will be separating from the Health Services Authority, to become an independent body, Minister of Health Sabrina Turner has announced.