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December 14, 2016
More than 200,000 have received NHI Smart Cards/ 'NHI-Ready' Campaign Launched to Get Remaining 100,00 Registered

More than two hundred thousand (240,000 to be exact) of the legal residents within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas have registered for, and received their National Health Insurance Smart Cards...

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December 08, 2016
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Educational Forum and Exhibition

Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Disability Affairs Division and related non-governmental organizations held an Educational Forum and Exhibition on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Stapledon School Auditorium, Dolphin Drive...

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December 02, 2016
Government Committed to Improved Health Care for All

Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville said Friday that the health and wellness of a human being should never be determined by the size of his or her bank account.

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November 29, 2016
NHI Secretariat on Concerns Raised by BIA

In regards to recent concerns raised by the Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) pertaining to the RFP process for the Public Insurer, the NHI Secretariat would like to reiterate the importance of the timely roll-out of NHI Bahamas.

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November 09, 2016
Caribbean Health Ministers Agree on Action Plan for Innovating National Information Systems for Health

Health ministers from 16 Caribbean countries and territories reached agreement today on an action plan for collectively improving and innovating their national information systems for health.

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November 07, 2016
NHI could be 'slightly delayed' due to Hurricane Matthew

HEALTH Minister Dr. Perry Gomez admitted on Friday that due to Hurricane Matthew, which caused damage to public buildings including clinics, it was likely that the implementation of phase one of National Health Insurance (NHI) would be "slightly" delayed.

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October 20, 2016
Communication by the Prime Minister on the Impact of Hurricane Matthew

I rise to report to The House on the impact of ‟Hurricane Matthew‟, the 13th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Fortunately, the majority of our Family Islands sustained no major damage. This was a relief, particularly for those islands which were impacted last year by Hurricane Joaquin...

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September 08, 2016
NHI Secretariat responds to Nassau Guardian article

Regarding the editorial printed on September 5th, 2016 in the Nassau Guardian, the NHI Secretariat wishes to highlight the facts around the roles and responsibility of the public insurer with the NHI Bahamas plan:

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August 15, 2016
Apartment to be used by medics as clinic renovated

DESPITE their pleas, health practitioners in Andros have been told to offer services from an apartment complex as proposed renovations to the island's clinic have stalled.

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August 15, 2016
Communication by the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie on the National Health Insurance Bill

Mr. Speaker: The Government of The Bahamas is committed to the implementation of National Health Insurance so that every Bahamian has access to an improved quality of healthcare. Mr. Speaker, as the cost of health care continues to rise, we are not seeing a rising level of key indicators of health...

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