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Scholl Family Honored at the Casa del Mar Beach Resort

EAGLE BEACH - Recently
Mr. Jonathan Boekhoudt
from Aruba Tourism Au-
thority had the great plea-
sure to honor Mr. Robert
and Mrs. Carolyn Scholl as
Goodwill Ambassadors at
the Casa del Mar Beach
Resort.
The Scholls have been
coming to Aruba for over
30 years and are from Con-
necticut. Amazing is that
Robert “Rob” is still a prac-
ticing lawyer at the age
of 86, and he swears that
Carolyn is the drive behind
this.
The honorary titles are pre-
sented in the name of Min-
ister of Tourism as a token
of appreciation for visiting
Aruba for 20-to-34 consec-
utive years. The ceremony
was held at the Casa del
Mar Beach Resort in the
presence of GM Mr. Bob
Curtis and Shahaira from
his staff.

CARPHA:
Zika Cases on the Decline, But the War on Mosquitoes is Far from Over

Port of Spain, Trinidad and CARPHA member states laboratory received thou-
Tobago. 1st July, 2017. (CMS). A Zika-associated sands of requests for test-
“Even though the number case of microcephaly has ing, and as of April 2017, 24
of cases of Zika have sig- also been reported in one Members States reported
nificantly declined from country. No reports of sexu- locally transmitted cases of
the outbreak of 2016, there ally transmitted Zika cases the virus. In 2013, CARPHA
is still need for continued in CMS have been docu- declared July 2nd, Carib-
vigilance and action on mented. These associated bean Public Health Day.
mosquito borne diseases, complications can have The date also coincides
which pose a health secu- a marked impact on the with the anniversary of the
rity threat, a tourism threat, people affected and their official launch of the Carib-
and an economic threat,” ism sector. It also highlights of laboratory requests and communities. Dr Hosped- bean Public Health Agency
stated Dr C. James Hosped- actions of member states confirmed tests peaked ales said “The Region has whose mandate is to pre-
ales, Executive Director and partners, new tech- in August, then began a seen dengue, Chikungu- vent disease, promote and
of the Caribbean Public nologies and approaches, steady decline to Decem- nya, and now Zika which protect the health of peo-
Health Agency (CARPHA). and what CARPHA is doing ber. The Zika epidemic is transmitted by the same ple of the Region through:
These statistics were re- to help its member states. has shown signs of a signifi- mosquito, and the key to -monitoring health and dis-
vealed as part of an infor- This newest mosquito borne cant slow-down, and the tackling them is prevention ease spread,
mation package dissemi- disease to the Region, risk to residents and visitors and control. We must con- -responding to emergen-
nated to Member States in came on the heels of chi- is deemed much lower. tinue to literally wage war cies and threats, -nutrition
observation of Caribbean kungunya which affected However, the region con- on them. But we need to and food security,-provid-
Public Health day 2017. the health and economic tinues to struggle and fight be smarter. We need new ing laboratory services,
The package profiles Zika structure of most countries against the Aedes aegypti approaches and technolo- -conducting health re-
since its arrival in the CAR- and territories. In late 2015, mosquito responsible for gies and partners against search into priority health
PHA Member States and the Caribbean confirmed its transmission. Zika has this threat, which is pres- issues, and
addresses the epidemic its first case of the Zika virus, been associated with an ent throughout most of the -assuring environmental
and its impact on health, followed by a dramatic in- increase in Guillian Barre tropical world.”CARPHA health and pharmaceuti-
the economy and the tour- crease in 2016. The number syndromes (GBS) in five revealed that its reference cal quality.