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January 28, 2022
Gibson laments state of Long Isl. healthcare

Following a tragic car accident that claimed the lives of three young men on Long Island last weekend, Long Island MP Adrian Gibson urged officials to complete much-needed repairs to the two local clinics and address the response time of air ambulance services.  "We have all heard the complaints related to this tragedy," he said in the House ...
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January 17, 2022
50 Cuban nurses join healthcare system

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville officially welcomed 50 Cuban nurses into the public healthcare system.

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September 28, 2021
Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis Toured Doctors Hospital as part of commitment to addressing healthcare issues due to pandemic

Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis and Minister of Health and Wellness, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville toured Doctors Hospital Shirley Street location as part of their commitment to addressing the issues the pandemic has brought to the healthcare sector.

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September 27, 2021
Davis says borrowing 'last resort' to fund healthcare needs

Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said borrowing will be a “last resort” as The Bahamas continues to grapple with economic and social challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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September 24, 2021
PM on healthcare funding: We are hoping that borrowing would be last resort

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said it is hoped that "borrowing would be the last resort" as Health and Wellness Minster Dr Michael Darville noted a need for emergency funding for the public healthcare system.

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December 24, 2020
CPSA says more can be done to strengthen healthcare system

Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Sabriquet Pinder-Butler said yesterday that more measures are still needed to adequately equip the healthcare system for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly given speculation that a new and possibly more infectious strain of COVID is spreading in the UK. "I think that there were certain steps that were ...
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September 13, 2021
Hopeful power supplier sweetens bid with healthcare upgrade promise

WMS, the company vying to edge out Shell North America, in a bid to stabilize New Providence’s power, recently added a sweetener to its bid, promising that the company would provide funding and resources to aid the government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through funding the restoration of the country’s deteriorating hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

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August 23, 2021
Sick-outs still affecting healthcare services

AFTER more than a week of staff sick-outs, officials said on Friday that while normal operations resumed at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and at institutions in Grand Bahama, services at Princess Margaret Hospital continued to be affected by delays.

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December 19, 2019
Sands addresses medical school on challenges of healthcare

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands was recently invited to the Morehouse School of Medicine to deliver a speech on the successes and challenges in the Bahamian healthcare system before and after Hurricane Dorian.The minister was personally invited to pre

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August 16, 2021
Families of two healthcare workers who died during the first wave of COVID-19 receive death benefit cheques

The families of Nurse Sherrilyn Charlton-Bain and Custodian Marion Burrows-McKinney who gave up their lives during the first wave of COVID-19 were presented with cheques totalling $100,000.

Minister of Health the Hon. Renward Wells said The Bahamas Government and the Ministry of Health in particular, acknowledged the contributions Nurse Charlton-Bain and Custodian Burrows-McKinney have made in...

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