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The link between obesity and cancer
September 08, 2015
The link between obesity and cancer
Medical professionals used to encourage people to stop smoking, as smoking used to be considered one of the leading causes of cancer.
NHI 'will be delayed around six months'
March 31, 2016
NHI 'will be delayed around six months'
THE primary healthcare phase of National Health Insurance, which was expected to start in April, will be delayed by "around six months or so," Health Minister Dr. Perry Gomez told reporters yesterday.
Sands cautions 'distracted' govt on NHI momentum
March 23, 2016
Sands cautions 'distracted' govt on NHI momentum
The Christie administration is distracted even as it moves forward with the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, according to surgeon and outspoken critic Dr. Duane Sands.
Sands: NHI talks are improved at last
March 09, 2016
Sands: NHI talks are improved at last
THE Christie administration has finally "opened up all avenues of communication" as it relates to the formation of National Health Insurance, according to leading cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Duane Sands.
Dupuch: NHI 'a dead rat,' badly focused
February 24, 2016
Dupuch: NHI 'a dead rat,' badly focused
Former Member of Parliament Pierre Dupuch has waded into the turbulence surrounding the Christie administration's National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme - which he likened to "a dead rat" - questioning "the real motive behind the brigade of Cuban doctors coming to The Bahamas" and hinting at "union busting" in the public health system.
Sands: Christie version of NHI 'an abomination'
February 24, 2016
Sands: Christie version of NHI 'an abomination'
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Duane Sands said yesterday that even though he supports National Health Insurance (NHI), he believes that what has been presented can only be considered an "abomination".
Looming delay
February 21, 2016
Looming delay
Faced with the fact that it is impossible to roll out any workable National Health Insurance (NHI) plan in less than six weeks, Prime Minister Perry Christie last week acknowledged that what stakeholders speaking to him from Mount Olympus have been saying all along in fact makes perfect sense: It is more important to get it right than to stick to any timelines set for implementation.
February 19, 2016
Still more questions than answers as NHI bill made public
More than six weeks after the government launched the registration phase of National Health Insurance (NHI), the NHI Secretariat was unable to say yesterday how the universal healthcare scheme will be paid for or when that contribution system would commence.
PHA recruits Cuban specialists
February 18, 2016
PHA recruits Cuban specialists
Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Managing Director Herbert Brown has confirmed that the PHA recently engaged six specialist physicians, including radiologists, from Cuba.
PM changes tone on NHI
February 18, 2016
PM changes tone on NHI
Although Prime Minister Perry Christie said three weeks ago there will be no delay of the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, he said yesterday it is more important to get the process right than to stand by any timeline that was outlined for the scheme.
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