Nurse's Notes

Dear ISD Community, As we finish up the school year and move into summer, I thought I would shift gears and offer some different informat...

Dear ISD Community, If you had a chance to join the Annual General Meeting last Friday, and view the AGM student presentations online, yo...

Dear ISD Community, While we have moved to online learning, please know that I am still here to support you and be a source of informatio...

Dear ISD Community, I'd like to share with you a note on hand washing as a simple yet extremely effective means of preventing the spread ...

We would like to remind our ISD community to continue to practice good health hygiene as we monitor the activity of the current outbreak ...

We would like to share some information about the current novel Coronavirus outbreak.  Please see the information below. According to the...

Yes to CPR with our students! During the month of October, Nurse Jen and Ms. Hazel of the PE / Wellness Department collaborated to offer ...

A note to the community that there is a febrile illness making the rounds.  You or your child may have a fever in a low range, around 100...

Food-borne illnesses, often referred to as food poisoning, can result from ingesting food exposed to bacteria, viruses, or parasites.  Al...

Hello ISD community and welcome back from summer vacation. I hope you all had an enjoyable restful summer! To returning members of our c...

Due to episodes of widespread dust, we are experiencing some periods of poor air quality in Dakar these days.  I would like to share some...

Routine vision and hearing screenings will begin at school starting in February. ISD will screen grades KG, 2, 4, 6, 8. If you’re child ...

Dear ISD Community, Please be informed that we have several cases of head lice that have recently been reported to the school, both in th...

The flu is going around Dakar and our community. Please read on for more information about the flu. And remember if your child has a feve...

Welcome all to a great new school year at ISD! I hope everyone had a restful summer. To start off the year, I’d like to offer some genera...

Eye and ear health are important for everyone, and especially for children. Children see and hear to learn about their world. Children w...

Rhino-what?? Have you been wondering what all the sneezing is about? Even though the weather is beginning to warm up in Dakar, it is sti...

Head lice (poux in French) are continuing to make their way around the Dakar community, and within the ISD community, particularly in the...

October 27, 2017--Little crawly creatures are continuing to make their presence known in Dakar communities.  Who are these little creatur...

August 20, 2017-- The hot and humid weather of August and September make for great beach days along Senegal's Petite Cote.  One can head ...