Bali Clinics & Hospitals
Bird-Flu Handling Exercises in Bali
No, I’m not talking about chickens running the marathon along Ngurah Rai Bypass or down Jalan Legian but rather bird flu handling exercises to be held in Bali on April 25-27th. These exercises will be conducted in three places. They are at Ngurah Rai Airport and at Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar as well as the general hospital in Tabanan. What’s it all about you ask. Simple, the Indonesian government wants to show the world that it is getting a handle on the bird-flu situation in the country. So, they invited 42 representatives of international health agencies and foreign governments …
Date: April 24th, 2008 |
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Bali dental services gaining overseas attention
Various countries around the world such as S. Africa and Thailand have managed to combine tourism with medical services, each country having modern medical facilities and wonderful natural resources. Somewhat surprisingly Bali is edging into this category. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
Date: March 28th, 2007 |
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Hospitals & Clinics in Bali
Bali has a selection of hospitals and clinics. Most district capital cities, for example, Bangli, will have a hospital. The best hospital in Bali is Sanglah hospital in Denpasar. For tourists, if you have any serious problem, you’ll end up there.
Date: August 11th, 2006 |
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Community Health in a Bali Market
A clinic aimed at improving the reproductive health for low-income women in Bali is now operating in the middle of a busy market in Denpasar.
Date: July 6th, 2006 |
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The International Day Against Drug Abuse: Indonesia
Narcotic use in Indonesia was not a perceivable problem at one time and that was during the Soeharto regime but now it is problem and a big one.
Date: June 27th, 2006 |
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Visiting SOS International Bali
This afternoon I had to pay a visit to SOS International, the medical clinic located on Bypass Sanur, around 500 meters from the roundabout at Simpang Siur. My shoulder has been giving me pain so today was the time for a check up. SOS is open 24 hours and have modern facilities, making the experience somewhat user friendly.
Date: July 6th, 2007 |
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Avoiding fungal infections and parasites in Bali
Living in a tropical climate, exposes you to new medical challenges. Bacteria grow fast and there are a range of diseases and afflications westerners are not familiar with. Recently I met 2 older westerners who have fungal / parasitical problems (and we’re not talking about their girlfriends!).
Date: December 15th, 2006 |
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Bali Needs Suicide Intervention Centres
Last week I put up an article about suicides being on the increase in Bali and now a leading Psychiatrist has called for Suicide Crisis Centres in all Regencies in Bali to curb an alarming increase in suicide rates.
Date: July 18th, 2006 |
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Drugs and Teenage Sex in Bali
In a world where drugs are commonplace in society, it is no wonder that the youth of today are struggling with the pressures of everyday living. The temptation to use drugs is virtually in their faces.
But in Bali there are groups to help the youths with the problems of drugs in their society and one such group is KISARA (Kita Sayang Remaja), a non-profit group established to help Balinese youth. KISARA helps not only with the problem of drugs but also arms young people with knowledge on reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, drug problems and other teen-related issues.
Komang Erviani wrote an excellent …
Date: June 30th, 2006 |
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Bird Flu Experts Warning: Indonesia
And yet another person has died from the Avian virus and this time it is a young boy in South Jakarta. The concentration of deaths from this virus has so far been contained to the islands outside of Bali but for how long.
Date: June 22nd, 2006 |
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