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Doctors union concern over honorarium delay
August 27, 2021
Doctors union concern over honorarium delay
THE Bahamas Doctors Union has raised concern at the delay of honorarium payments to junior physicians who worked on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19.
August 20, 2021
Doctors 'overwhelmed' - and distressed at election call
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' announcement of a general election next month has distressed senior doctors who along with other medical workers have shouldered the burden of a COVID-19 induced near collapse of the nation's healthcare systems.
HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON'T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday
August 16, 2021
HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON'T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday
AN unvaccinated physician has died of COVID-19 complications, while three unvaccinated healthcare workers are currently hospitalised with the virus, according to Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee chairperson.
August 11, 2021
'Bittersweet' for doctors as resources come - but so do cases
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' announcement of additional beds and manpower to combat the resurgence of COVID-19 cases was described yesterday as "bittersweet".
'We don't have enough doctors in the system'
July 21, 2021
'We don't have enough doctors in the system'
THE Bahamas Doctors Union president has said that there are doctor shortages within the public healthcare system while calling on the government to reveal that some 40 recently graduated interns have "been sent home" and a handful of physicians were "terminated."
Doctors chief: We can't sit and do nothing
May 05, 2021
Doctors chief: We can't sit and do nothing
WITH COVID-19 cases and deaths growing, the president of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association says modified restrictive measures may work, but "sitting around doing nothing is irresponsible".
July 02, 2019
Doctors agree a one-two punch most effective in treating gynecologic cancers
In The Bahamas where the rate of new cases of cancer of the cervix is the highest in the Caribbean and nearly twice as high as the global average, experts say a one-two punch is proving most effective in treating the disease. At almost one...
Just what doctor ordered - no strike
December 20, 2018
Just what doctor ordered - no strike
THE imminent threat of a strike by the Bahamas Doctors Union was called off yesterday on the assurance that "swift" resolution will be brought to junior doctors receiving outstanding holiday pay, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands told The Tribune yesterday...
September 03, 2016
Doctor's Union president suggests abortion laws be reviewed
Although he personally believes in the sanctity of life, Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) President Dr. Charles Arthur Clarke does not believe that the government should restrict women from having abortions as "it is a personal choice".
July 26, 2016
36 benefit from Doctors Hospital Foundation fund scholarships
THIRTY-SIX young Bahamians have received financial assistance from the Doctors Hospital Dr Meyer Rassin Foundation scholarship fund to help offset their educational expenses.
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