"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." – James Dean
Posted in Panama Journal on Dec 17th, 2009
I just received the following email from Jorge at Restaurante Maná
From: Jorge Luis Cedeño
To: Don Ray
Hola Don,
Just wanted to inform you and your readers that starting this Saturday, December 19th at 10AM, Finca Santa Maria and Restaurante Maná will pair up to sell organic produce at our restaurante every Saturday. This [...]
Posted in Healthcare on Sep 27th, 2009
This is the time of year that you have to take extra precaution in protecting yourself against being bitten by mosquitoes carrying Dengue.
The Panama Guide has several articles related to the severity this year. There is plenty of information about Dengue on the Internet. If you are not familiar with it, I suggest you do [...]
Posted in Doctors, Healthcare, Hospitals, Optical on Jul 13th, 2009
My eye exam was in the Clinica San Fernando in Panama City. This is a very modern and well equipped medical facility. The actual exam was done by INDELCO (Instituto de Laser y Cirugia Ocular).
I really did not know what to expect on the eye exam. Had I known more about it, I would have [...]
Posted in Doctors, Healthcare, Hospitals on Jul 13th, 2009
Recently, I have had a few people searching for Doctors and finding an old post that references a dead URL. I requested information from the US Embassy and received the following. Unfortunately, these are only in the Panama City area and doesn’t cover the other provinces.
CONS
UNITED STATES EMBASSY PANAMA
CONSULAR SECTION
CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEETS
E-Mail: Panama-VISAS@state.gov
LIST OF [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jun 16th, 2009
I received the following email message from Lic. Wee-Mingh Fung (President of the Chamber of Tourism of Chiriquí). If you have been watching the news on TV, this will not be any surprise, but I felt it was important to let you know that Panama is not ignoring the situation. Below is my English translation, [...]
Posted in Healthcare on Mar 7th, 2009
I was in Super99 today and they were checking blood pressure. The people who do the testing are usually medical students from Universidad UNACHI.
Say hello to Einar and Wendy.
I came at 110/80. Have you had your blood pressure tested lately?
Posted in Panama Journal on Feb 1st, 2009
I received the following email, which hits on one of my gripes about Panama.
From……: CH
Email…..:
Url…….:
Hi Don: Since moving to Panama, I am wondering why nothing is said or posted by a Dr., regarding the loud music. I don’t mind, but my main worry is with the volume for every event, there should be repercussions with [...]
Posted in ACS Messages, Healthcare on Oct 6th, 2008
I requested information on the Yellow Fever Vaccinations from the ACS and they sent me the following:
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION
TRAVELERS MUST BE VACCINATED AGAINST YELLOW FEVER
September 30, 2008
The Ministry of Health reminds Panamanian and foreign citizens that there are three places equipped and authorized for vaccination against yellow fever in the Republic of Panama, where an international [...]
Posted in Healthcare on Oct 6th, 2008
I received the following Yellow Fever email:
From……: Mike Owen
Email…..:
Url…….:
Hi Don. Here is a message I posted on Gringos and Americans in Panama.
FYI. Four of us went today for our yellow fever shots. Talk about an
easy process. In and out in half an hour. Usual amount of paperwork
and signatures but very painless. While we were at [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Sep 30th, 2008
In case you haven’t heard about the latest Chinese products, that are causing health problems, inform yourself before you buy some milk products in Panama. I was just listening to the Panama news and Panama is removing many chocolate and cookie products from the shelves. I don’t have a Panama source, but HERE is a [...]
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