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November 24, 2023
New Nurses And Equipment For West GB

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Residents in Grand Bahama will see a boost with health care services as government seeks to make equipment and personnel additions to the local system.

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October 03, 2010
College of Bahamas signs historic Memorandum of Understanding

THE College of the Bahamas has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding that establishes the Bahamas Health Sciences Library Consortium, sealing a formal collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Public Hospitals' Authority and the University of the West Indies-School of Clinical Medicine and Research, the Bahamas.

The agreement paves the way for expanded access to digital medical data...

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April 06, 2018
There is a Need for More Occupational Therapists in the Country Therapists in the Country

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands said that he was advised that The Bahamas is limited by the fact that it has only nine Occupational Therapists and three Occupational Therapy Assistants...

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April 30, 2018
Doctor praised for giving back

After 22 years of serving lunch to the elderly, Dr. Malik Kavala was praised for giving back to the community by Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson...

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May 04, 2018
Former Chief Medical Officer Receives PAHO's Public Health Hero of the Americas Award

Bahamian longtime healthcare professional, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis received the Public Health Hero of the Americas Award from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) at a ceremony at Government House, Wednesday, May 2, 2018...

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November 24, 2014
Government to start NHI, Gibson says

In congratulating retiring health care workers in Grand Bahama, Minister of Labour, National Insurance and the Public Service, the Hon. D. Shane Gibson stated that the Government of The Bahamas is working towards the establishment of National Health Insurance...

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May 17, 2023
GB getting new health campus

Government officials broke ground yesterday on a $210 million health care facility on Grand Bahama that is expected to vastly improve health care services on the island. Among the entities being built at the Freeport Health Campus are an outpatient and urgent care facility that officials say will serve Bahamians and non-Bahamians for "generations to ...
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April 11, 2023
Darville: Govt to get their dental programme to 'satisfactory' standard

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said government is working to improve dental health care services, including by recruiting dental staff from Cuba.

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March 21, 2023
Mother Pratt Foundation donates medical supplies to Ministry of Health

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Mother Pratt Foundation has donated essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness earmarked for clinics throughout The Bahamas. Continuing the fight against COVID-19, Cynthia "Mother" Pratt, through the assistance of donors in the United States, donated the "fighting instruments" including disinfectant, gloves, hand sanitizers, and masks, to Minister...

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March 20, 2023
Mother Pratt Foundation donates medical supplies to Ministry of Health

The Mother Pratt Foundation has donated essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness earmarked for clinics throughout The Bahamas.

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