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The front entrance to Majuro Hospital in Delap, next to the Capital Building.

Health Insurance

The Supplemental Health Plan — Insurance for Off-Island Care The Marshall Islands offers a national health insurance scheme with both basic and supplemental tiers. Basic insurance — which all Marshallese citizens are automatically enrolled in — covers hospital visits at very low co-pays and includes eligibility for referrals to off-island

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A Canvasback Missions ENT team in Majuro in August 2014.

Health Services

    What Can Majuro Hospital Treat — And When Do You Need to Go Elsewhere? For a small island nation, the level of medical care available at Majuro Hospital is substantial. Services include an Emergency Room, outpatient clinics, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation, and medical records. On the primary healthcare

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Health Overview

Medical Care in the Marshall Islands Health care in the Marshall Islands is both a national priority and a national challenge. Delivered across a vast ocean territory of 29 atolls and five islands, the system serves a population of around 42,000 people through a network of hospitals, clinics, specialist programs,

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The front entrance to Majuro Hospital in Delap, next to the Capital Building.

Medical Help

For a small island, the available medical treatment available on Majuro is substantial at Majuro’s hospital in Delap. There is also one private doctor: Dr. Alex Pinano.

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A Canvasback Missions doctor with a young patient.

Canvasback Medical Missions

The non-profit Canvasback Missions, founded by Jamie and Jacque Spence, brings teams of volunteer doctors and other medical professionals to the Marshall Islands every year, and sometimes twice.

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Pharmaceuticals

If you’re in need of non-prescription medication or a doctor who can prescribe your medication, this post has your options.

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Growing Vegetables

How do you grow vegetables in a place without good soil? Or without space for big gardens? And what if water is sometimes scarce — for example in many of the outer atolls?According to Tanner Smith and Don Arkin at the Wellness Center, the answer just may be “aeroponics.” In

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Wellness Center

A great eating out treat can be found at the Wellness Center at the Majuro Hospital complex in Delap. The focus of the food is healthy, to match the goal of its founding organization, Canvasback Missions. The Wellness Center in Majuro was established, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health

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The Marshall Islands Journal

Amata at climate summit

Amata at climate summit

Journal 5/31/1983 P1 Hemos Jack big Nitijela winnerHemos Jack won a landslide victory in Saturday’s six-man race for the vacant…
Enra week doesn’t disappoint

Enra week doesn’t disappoint

How to tell that it is Enra week in Majuro? That’s an easy question to answer. Just stop by the…
Coast Guard, EPA target pollution

Coast Guard, EPA target pollution

A partnership between the US Coast Guard and the RMI Environmental Protection Authority is focusing on cleaning up now-closed LORAN…

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The first race of the Mieco Beach Yacht Club. From left are Roxanne, Kaimana, and Seal. Photo: Grant James

Mieco Beach Yacht Club

The Mieco Beach Yacht Club is designed to be a social and informational group for cruisers and like-minded people ashore.

The Marshall Islands movie Zori gives you an insight into villages of Majuro

Jack Niedenthal Films

Jack Niedenthal is the Marshall Islands film-maker and within the films he is a teller of stories, woven from Marshallese legends and his imagination. He generously made the film free a few years ago. Enjoy!

Beautiful aerial shot of Majuro Atoll. Photo: Jamison Logan.

Yellow Pages

This is the nuts and bolts guide to finding things in Majuro and being able to contact the right service

Candice Guavis with one of the Enemanet mooring buoys. Photo: Karen Earnshaw

Mooring Project

The Mieco Beach Yacht Club began working on a mooring project for Enemanet and Eneko Islands in Majuro in 2006. Nearly 20 years later the moorings at Enemanet Island are still in good shape and used by yacht club members.

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Beautiful aerial shot of Majuro Atoll. Photo: Jamison Logan.

Yellow Pages

This is the nuts and bolts guide to finding things in Majuro and being able

Country Information

Climate: The year-round average daily temperature is 80.4 degrees Fahrenheit. While generally hot, cooling northeast

Airport Info

After flying into Amata Kabua International Airport you have a number of transport options to

The front entrance to Majuro Hospital in Delap, next to the Capital Building.

Health Insurance

The Supplemental Health Plan — Insurance for Off-Island Care The Marshall Islands offers a national

Health Overview

Medical Care in the Marshall Islands Health care in the Marshall Islands is both a

Featured Posts

Beautiful aerial shot of Majuro Atoll. Photo: Jamison Logan.

Yellow Pages

This is the nuts and bolts guide to finding things in Majuro and being able

Food Truck 692

If you’re in need of a quick and tasty lunch, try The Food Truck 692

Bikendrik Island

Bikendrik Islands is one of two luxurious places to stay on a small islands in

Toeak Bar

Good food with a fabulous view: That’s The Toeak Bar and Grill in Uliga. The

Enemanet Island

Enemanet Island, a few miles from downtown Uliga in Majuro, is the perfect place for

RRE Hotel

The Hotel Robert Reimers has a traditional Marshallese flavor, primarily due to its luxurious tropical

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Natalie Nimmer

Today’s guest is NATALIE NIMMER who has lived in the RMI off an on since

The RMI Riddle

The RMI Riddle is published each week.. It is also published in The Marshall Islands

Chewy Lin Films

Chewy Lin is a well-known man around Majuro town who always has a camera with

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Marshalls Billfish Club

The Marshalls Billfish Club hosts regular monthly tournaments and two premier competitions each year: The July Tournament and the All Micronesia Tournament, a.k.a. the All Mike.

Diving

Despite the fact that Majuro is the country’s largest population center, with about 35,000 residents,

Dive Permit

  The Historic Preservation Office, found in the Alele Museum and Library building next to

MIMRA

The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) is the fisheries agency of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It looks after all aspects of commercial fishing in the nation, bringing in substantial revenue. Director Glen Joseph believes in transparency at all levels, commissioning in-depth, magazine-style annual reports every year.

Moona Kitesurfs @ Beran

Beran Island in Ailinglaplap is the capital of surfing in the Marshall Islands. It’s managed by Indies Trader, a company owned by Australian Martin Daly.

Reef researcher Sara Cannon and Cary Evarts with a huge tuna.

Researching our Reefs

Marine scientists are regular visitors to the Marshall Islands. Their specific research topics vary, but most choose the Marshalls because our reefs are so accessible … plus those that aren’t so accessible, on the remote outer islands, are truly unique.

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Candice Guavis with one of the Enemanet mooring buoys. Photo: Karen Earnshaw

Mooring Project

The Mieco Beach Yacht Club began working on a mooring project for Enemanet and Eneko

Enemanet Island

Enemanet Island, a few miles from downtown Uliga in Majuro, is the perfect place for

Checking in to Majuro

Yachts checking into Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, generally agree that the process is

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Beautiful aerial shot of Majuro Atoll. Photo: Jamison Logan.

Yellow Pages

This is the nuts and bolts guide to finding things in Majuro and being able

Country Information

Climate: The year-round average daily temperature is 80.4 degrees Fahrenheit. While generally hot, cooling northeast

Airport Info

After flying into Amata Kabua International Airport you have a number of transport options to

Featured Posts

Beautiful aerial shot of Majuro Atoll. Photo: Jamison Logan.

Yellow Pages

This is the nuts and bolts guide to finding things in Majuro and being able

Country Information

Climate: The year-round average daily temperature is 80.4 degrees Fahrenheit. While generally hot, cooling northeast

Airport Info

After flying into Amata Kabua International Airport you have a number of transport options to