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May 28, 2021
Women Urged to Take Action About Their Health

Too many women spend their time caring for others but not themselves, said obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr Shamanique Bodie-Williams. She urged women to be proactive and advocate for themselves, as the world observes the International Day of Action for Women’s Health today (Friday, May 28).

“We are so busy we forget our own health which is vital for us to be able to maintain the life and...

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July 23, 2010
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on the National Prescription Drug Plan (audio)

Among commitments contained in the Free National Movement?s Manifesto ?07 was a commitment to act so as to shape our society to permit those with the greatest need to receive the greatest assistance.

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April 27, 2021
Bimini man dies and 55 new cases recorded

FIFTY-FIVE new COVID-19 cases and one more virus-related death were recorded in the country on Sunday.

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October 28, 2019
Diabetes Mellitus, the Fifth Leading Cause of Death in The Bahamas

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands said Diabetes Mellitus is a devastating and costly non-communicable disease and is the fifth leading cause of death in The Bahamas...

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Preparing for baby
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June 28, 2011
Preparing for baby

In this day of instant education with medical information readily available with the click of a mouse, Annelle Chambers still believed that she did not have to visit her doctor for the first time during her pregnancy until after the first trimster (three months).? When she finally went to see a doctor during the fifth month of her pregnancy, she was at first jokingly scolded, by the medical profes...

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August 27, 2020
Nurse had to pay for private COVID test

A NURSE at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre who has COVID-19 says she had to pay $224 for testing at a private facility after waiting since August 10 for her results at the South Beach Clinic...

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August 11, 2011
Record number of Dengue fever cases

The Bahamas has now broken its record for the number of dengue fever cases reported during the yearly seasonal outbreaks, with more than 1,500 confirmed cases, according to Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis.

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June 02, 2015
Brown: 60 mil. will go a long way in improving health system

Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Managing Director Herbert Brown said yesterday the initial $60 million allocated for National Health Insurance (NHI) will go a long way to address the long-standing concerns in the public healthcare system.

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August 23, 2019
Families unable to identify loved ones during strike

FAMILIES who cannot identify their loved ones, complaints in the maternity ward, and patients being turned away from public clinics -- these are all the effects of the Bahamas Doctors Union's strike, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands and other health pro

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March 18, 2019
Prime Minister Opens the 47th Annual Scientific Conference

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis delivered welcome remarks at the 47h Annual Scientific Conference Medical Association of the Bahamas & Bahamas Dental Association...

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