Health Services

Teenager injured in police raid

A 19-year-old male hailing from Port Glaud is admitted in the D’Offay Ward of the Seychelles Hospital with injuries sustained during a police raid on Tuesday morning, according to his family.Speaking to Seychelles NATION, a close relative claimed that …

Covid-19 cases continue to decrease

The total number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country, up to August 21, 2022 stood at 151, with Mahé recording a total of 133 cases.The seven-day moving average is down to 15 cases.The highest number of reported current active cases is at Baie La…

Colorectal cancer screening launched on La Digue

The Ministry of Health launched a colorectal cancer screening programme yesterday at the Logan Hospital, La Digue for a period of two weeks.The aim is to diagnose the problem early so that treatment can be effected.Colorectal cancer is the second most …

Karting Academy

The Seychelles Karting Association’s academy is breeding a new generation of karters in their 2022 cohort with the youngsters making good progress as they get past the first half of their training to become fully fledged kart drivers of the future.Thre…

Seychelles Chinese Cultural Centre officially opens in Victoria

The long awaited Seychelles Chinese Cultural Centre (Sant Kiltirel Sinwan Sesel) formerly known as the Chinese Pagoda situated on Benezet Street was officially opened yesterday evening, eight years after its foundation stone was laid on February 1, 201…

Seychelles eyes bigger market growth from the Baltics

Tourism Seychelles has declared its intention to tap deeper into the Baltics region, as the latter has shown great potential to grow into a valuable source market for the Seychelles.This was said by Tourism Seychelles’ director for Russia, CIS and East…

Seychelles, Sweden explore potential areas for collaboration

Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment Minister Flavien Joubert has met with the pro vice-chancellor of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dr Ylva Hillbur on the side of the Stockholm +50 meeting held in Sweden.The purpose of the mee…

Small countries of Europe invite Seychelles to annual meeting

Minister for Health Peggy Vidot and principal secretary, Dr Bernard Valentin, were the only two non-European health officials present in person at the eighth annual high-level meeting of small countries of Europe which took place in Becici, Montenegro …

Cuban Medical Brigade celebrates scientific day

In celebration of the annual scientific day, the Cuban Medical Brigade in Seychelles presented more than twenty scientific results based on their experiences in medical care in Seychelles.This took place at the Sheikh Khalifa diagnostic centre on Satur…