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HAVA

General Practitioners

HAVA, abbreviation for “Huisartsen Vereniging Aruba” which is the Dutch translation for Association of General Practitioners in Aruba, represents the common interests and acts as the spokesperson for the General Practitioners (GP’s) on the island.

HAVA, as an official organization, is active since 1982. Our policy is aimed at uniting, strengthening and representing all GP’s.

The majority of the GP’s on the island, these are more than 40, are members of HAVA.

The GP plays a pivotal role in healthcare and is the first point of contract for patients. As part of this essential function, we as HAVA provide broad, professional support to our members.

At HAVA, GP’s come together to discuss medical and political current affairs and to formulate joing positions for structural, positive development of patient care and the position of the GP within the healthcare landscape.

In order to have the best possible connection with foreign consultative bodies, HAVA works according to the guidelines of the Dutch College of General Practitioners (in Dutch called the “Nederlandse Huisartsen Genootschap” and abbreviated with NHG).

Strengthening collaboration between primary and secondary care

The implementation of 7 protocols marks an important step toward a more efficient and higher-quality healthcare chain in Aruba (these are for now only available in Dutch)

Knie Arthrose

Nefrologie CNS

Hypertensie

Mictieklachten

Astma / COPD

Interne Geneeskunde

Oogheelkunde

Podcast

Chasing Health podcast is a show that covers a wide range of topics related to care and health.

Chasing Health is a collaboration between HAVA, the Department of Public Health and the Ministry of Tourism and Public Health.

Short videos

HAVA presents a series of short videos with the aim to correctly inform the community about when you can visit a GP office and the GP out-of-hours service (the “HAP (Huisartsenpost”), when you can call with the emergency line of your GP and when you can go to the Emergency Room (the “SEH, Eerste Hulp”).

Network

In Aruba, a new system has been established to monitor the spread of infectious diseases: the Primary Care Registration Network. General Practitioners in Aruba are collaborating with the Nivel research institute to make information about the spread of infectious diseases available.

Research

“De huisartsenzorg op Aruba: gezien vanuit de bevolking, de patiënten en de zorgverleners”

(“Primary care in Aruba: seen from the perspective of the population, the patients and the care providers”)

This report (2021) gives a comprehensive view of the primary care in Aruba and how we can work on strengtening this further.

ORANJESTAD

SAN NICOLAS