Ministry tests healthcare workers for coronavirus

On Saturday, the Ministry of Health tested healthcare workers of Princess Margaret Hospital and Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre for possible coronavirus exposure.

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On the frontlines with healthcare workers

All of the healthcare workers The Guardian spoke with continued to urge the public to follow the advice of the Ministry of Health by staying at home. FILEWhile many Bahamians have been forced to stay at home to ride out the novel coronavirus, the country's medical workers have been putting their lives on the line every day. As Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands put it, they are the soldiers in thi...

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Healthcare unions want meeting with PM

Some medical workers in the country are not getting the necessary personal protective gear needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among health workers, Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson claimed...

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Government to Protect Frontline Healthcare Providers and their Families

Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands said the Government is keenly aware of the heightened vulnerability of health care workers and frontline warriors exposed to the virus when ill persons visit health facilities...

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Government Ensuring Healthcare Providers Have the Necessary Personal Equipment Needed

Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands stated that the Government is doing its part to ensure that healthcare providers have the necessary personal protection equipment needed to treat patients...

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NHIA launches telehealth platform to reduce crowds at healthcare facilities

Graham Whitmarsh.In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce crowds at clinics, doctor's offices and hospitals, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has accelerated the introduction of its telehealth platform. NHI Managing Director Graham Whitmarsh said the goal of the program is to [...]
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NHIA launches electronic healthcare record system

THE NATIONAL Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is going paperless as the agency launched its Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for primary healthcare providers yesterday. The EHR system eliminates the need for paper patient health records and ac

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Sands addresses medical school on challenges of healthcare

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands was recently invited to the Morehouse School of Medicine to deliver a speech on the successes and challenges in the Bahamian healthcare system before and after Hurricane Dorian.The minister was personally invited to pre

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The future of GB's public healthcare post-Dorian

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Democratic Debates: Ten Candidates Clash Over Healthcare and Immigration

Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls have clashed in a televised US debate that laid bare the party's deep divisions over how best to win in 2020.

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