Health FAQ - Spend less time seated :-)

We have been asked many questions relating to travel related sickness and general health issues whilst travelling in the Dominican Republic. So we thought it was about time to put something together and get the answers from the people that should know.

We hope its of help and clears up some of the confusion.

Link below.

http://dr1.com/health.htm

"spend less time seated" very funny Robert!!

All I have to say is that there are MANY gross errors in you answers to FAQ!I have neither the time nor the inclination to dissect each and every entry but only ask that the traveler or one who intends to travel to copy this list and show it to their reputable physician for his or her comments. Also, I have no intention of engaging in a "battle" of who is right and who is wrong. I stand on my reputation of 35 years in the medical profession.

I simply can not let this pass Robert since you put your big foot in your mouth! You mention Pan American Health Organization consulatant, BRITISH TRAINED gastroenterologist, FRENCH TRAINED pediatrician, U.S. TRAINED pathologist........etc etc.

Don't you have any trained Dominican physicians and if so, are they not worthy of note (aside from a couple of cosmetic surgeons)! I am serious. Is there not training programs in the DR?

All the persons mentioned first studied medicine in the DR. They latter went on to do postgraduate studies in the countries mentioned.

We will continue to add to the Health Page of the DR1 as we receive more health related questions and seek answers from Dominican experts. We expect it to be a dynamic page and another valuable service to our readers.

For anyone who may question the reliability of those we consulted, we provide excerpts from the curriculums of the physicians:

Dr. Amiro Pérez Mera. Dr. Amiro Pérez Mera graduated from the Universidad de Santo Domingo in 1963, with a masters in public health from the School of Tropical Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico, going on to a prestigious local and international career in public health medicine. His extensive curriculum includes the following: Two-time Minister of Public Health of the Dominican Republic. He is nationally and internationally recognized for eradicating polio and yaws sicknesses in the Dominican Republic. He has been guest lecturer and professor at the University of Texas (Austin, Houston and San Antonio), University of Harvard, University South Carolina, John Hopkins University in Baltimore, University of Puerto Rico, and the Institute for Development Studies of Sussex, England, as well as at innumerable medical conferences around the world. He has also been a consultant to the Pan American Health Organization and represented the Americas in the World Health Organization committees and consulted to improve medical systems in Bolivia and Ecuador for the Agency of International Development and the United Nations. He is the founder of the School of Public Health at the UASD in Santo Domingo and has been dean of the School of Medicine of INTEC in Santo Domingo. He is recognized as a national and international authority on tropical medicine, preventive medicine and immunology. He is at present retired but continues to pursue studies in his field. He can be reached at Tel. 809 565-4601

Dr. Alberto Santana graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in 1976. He carried out his post graduate studies in London in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Royal Free Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital. His offices are located at the Clínica Abel González and the new Abel González Advanced Medicine Center. At present he is in Miami carrying out an advanced course in Gastroenterology. He is a frequent speaker at national and international gastroenterology conferences. He is one of the most respected professionals in his field and an authority on hepatitis, and ciguaterra diseases. Tel. 809 687-1228

Dr. Yazmin Redondo graduated from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña in Santo Domingo. She carried out post graduate studies in Surgery in New Haven, Connecticut and Pathology at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. At present she is director of the Pathology Department at the Oncológico Heriberto Pieter, the local public health cancer center, in addition to her private practice in pathology. She can be reached at the Oncológico at Tel. 685-6681, Ext. 369 or at her practice at 685-7341.

Dr. Felipe Perdomo graduated as a medical doctor in Santo Domingo with postgraduate studies in Paris in pediatrics. He has been in charge of medical services for Club Med Punta Cana since 1981 and has been resident physician at the hotel for the past 10 years. He can be reached at Club Med, Tel. 809 686-5500.

My God....we gave the Nobel Prize to the wrong man!Jonas Salk! For years it has been this individual credited with the research responsible for the development of the vaccine to erridicate polio as we have finally erridicated smallpox. By the way that was Jenner. But lets cut to the chase Dolores. I am more interested in a list of their PUBLISHED RESEARCH WORK in REPUTABLE MEDICAL JOURNALS. That is the fastest was to cut fact from fiction. And don't bore me with a curriculum vitae.....that is self agrandizement.

You are either missing the point Dolores or tap dancing around it. ARE THERE OR ARE THERE NOT APPROVED POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE VARIOUS SPECIALITIES AND SUB-SPECIALITIES IN MEDICINE IN THE DR.

The Dominican public health system operates training programs in several specialties. These medics usually work in public hospitals. Nevertheless, the more reputable Dominican professionals have carried out specialty studies abroad.

Just curious, what are your credentials?