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July 28, 2022
Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination rollout launched

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis, Minister of Health and Wellness the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville, and Minister of State for Education and Technical & Vocational Training the Hon. Zane Lightbourne were at the Mall at Marathon COVID-19 Vaccination Center for the launch of the Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination programme, July 28, 2022

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July 25, 2022
Pediatric vaccine rollout starts Thursday

Shortly after receiving 24,000 doses of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said the government will begin rolling them out this Thursday. Children, ages five to 11, are eligible for the doses, which were donated from France and facilitated through the COVAX Facility. "We will start our ...
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July 13, 2022
Pediatric doses of COVID vaccine expected before end of month

Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville said yesterday the government expects pediatric COVID-19 doses to arrive in The Bahamas by the end of the month. "We've been working extremely hard," Darville said. "Last week, I think we finalized all of the challenges that was hindering us to get the vaccine in country. I'm pleased to ...
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January 12, 2021
Pediatrics is more than just immunizations

When most people think about taking their child to the pediatrician's office, they think of it in the context of immunizations on one end of the spectrum, and runny noses and fever on the other end. However, any pediatrician can tell you that there are a whole lot of important things in between. A pediatrician ...
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May 02, 2019
Disney executives tour PMH pediatric services

Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands led executives from Walt Disney Company and Disney Cruise Lines on a tour of Princess Margaret Hospital's pediatric services yesterday.

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April 09, 2019
Bahamian nurses trained and certified in pediatric cancer care

Bahamian nurses were part of a group of recent graduates from the University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Nursing's (Trinidad) Pediatric Haematology/Oncology program. The 27 nurses from The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, under the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative [...]
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March 30, 2019
Bahamian Nurses Trained & Certified in Pediatric Cancer care by SCI

Bahamian nurses were part of a group of recent graduates from the University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Nursing’s (Trinidad) Paediatric Haematology/Oncology program...

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January 06, 2017
39Historic39 Tribune Media Group, PHA partnership aims to fight pediatric diseases

THE Tribune Media Group on Friday cemented an "historic" partnership with the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) to advance the fight against pediatric diseases in the Bahamas, an alliance local health officials said will have a "significant impact" on the delivery of pediatric care throughout the public healthcare system.

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April 02, 2024
Importance of Screening: Autism Doesn't Have A Face

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Dr. Dashawn Saunders has been practicing medicine for 18 years, 13 of those years have been focused in pediatrics. 

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March 15, 2024
Cleveland Clinic Ranked No. 2 Hospital in the World for Sixth Consecutive Year

Cleveland Clinic is ranked as the No. 2 hospital in the world for the sixth consecutive year by Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2024 list, while also being recognized for its commitment to patient experience.

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