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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...
Government to start NHI, Gibson says
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...
GB getting new health campus
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.
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...
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.
March 03, 2023
VICIOUS CYCLE: Health minister flags increased demand for chronic care
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday flagged the increasing incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases with mainly middle-aged and elderly Bahamians needing extensive hospital care. He noted that like other countries around the world, The Bahamas is currently facing a post-COVID-19 health crisis. "This increased demand for in-hospital care is putti...
The great debate: National Health Insurance
March 11, 2015
The great debate: National Health Insurance
Dear Editor,
The Gold Rush Administration, lead by a man whom many believe is far from the top of his game, is on the wrong path at the wrong time.
OPPOSITION: Expand VAT exempt status on medical care to all medical services throughout the country
February 06, 2023
OPPOSITION: Expand VAT exempt status on medical care to all medical services throughout the country
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Opposition is calling on the government to expand the current Value-Added Tax (VAT) exempt status for medical care provided in public healthcare facilities to cover all necessary medical services throughout the country. Opposition leader Michael Pintard in a statement noted that current medical services provided by a public health care facility [...]
November 01, 2022
New National Health Insurance Bill, 2022 laid in the House
The Minister of Health and Wellness the Hon. Dr.Michael Darville laid for the first time in the House on Wednesday, October 26, anew National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, 2022, which aims to repeal and replace the existing 2016 legislation that proved instrumental in the initial launch of quality, affordable primary care coverage and services in 2017.
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