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January 23, 2015
Remarks by The Rt. Hon. Perry Christie on the commission of the PMH Critical Care Block

It is appropriate that I should begin with a biblical reference and it is this: The book of Genesis, Chapter 11 verse 6, The Lord said, ?if as one people ? speaking the same language ? They have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them?...

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June 26, 2018
120 Family Medicine Physicians Required to Provide Primary Care

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands said it is estimated that an additional 120 Family Medicine physicians are required to provide adequate primary care for community health clinics in New Providence, Grand Bahama and the Family Islands...

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July 04, 2018
The Woman on Top: Dr. Giselle Outten

Dr. Giselle Outten - one out of 45 newly graduated physicians recently inducted into the Bahamian medical fraternity at the 2018 Induction and Awards Ceremony ? was awarded five out of the seven special prizes of her class...

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June 27, 2018
UWI School of Medicine graduates offered training opportunities at PMH

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands stated that 40 of the 49 graduates of The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Medicine (Nassau) were offered training opportunities (Internship) based primarily at the teaching hospital, Princess Margaret (PMH.)...

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March 13, 2018
The Healthcare System faced with aged Health Facilities

Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands said the country?s healthcare system is faced with aged health facilities that were built in the 1980s and have experienced significant natural disasters...

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April 27, 2017
The Community Counselling & Assessment Centre Upgraded to Bring Quality Centre Upgraded to Bring Quality Care and Services

The investments the Public Hospitals Authority has made in upgrading and expanding the Community Counselling & Assessment Centre (CCAC), emphasizes the Authority?s commitment to enhancing the quality of care and delivery of services to the Bahamian people, said Managing Director, PHA, Herbert Brown...

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July 01, 2014
Twenty-four Bahamian students inducted as new doctors

Twenty-four Bahamian students were inducted as new doctors during a University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Clinical Medicine and Research induction and awards ceremony recently.
To date, 301 doctors have graduated from the school - 80 percent of whom are Bahamians.
Dr. Krista Nottage, one of the top students, received several awards, including the Dr. Cecil M. Bethel Award for Most Outstand...

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June 14, 2016
PM's Remarks at Commissioning of Child and Adolescent, Robert Smith, and Special Education Complex

My Cabinet colleagues and I are most pleased to join with you, the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre family, the Public Hospitals Authority and the Minister of Health as we open the doors of this new facility.

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December 14, 2015
Governor General makes Annual Christmas visit to Rand Memorial Hospital

Also addressing the gathering was the Minister for Grand Bahama, Dr. the Hon. Michael Darville, who brought remarks on behalf of the Minister of Health who could not be there...

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August 18, 2015
WHO estimates more than 800,000 people die yearly by suicide

Suicide is defined as the act of deliberately killing oneself. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 800,000 people die yearly by suicide, which represents an annual global suicide mortality rate of 16 per 100,000

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