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The laboratory where Bermuda’s first on-island Covid-19 testing was carried out is expected to have its government contract changed. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the arrangement with Helix Genetic and Scientific Solutions would be “r...

The health system could be “overwhelmed” if the public fails to follow quarantine and isolation rules, the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief of staff warned today. Michael Richmond said that the BHB backed “decisive action” by the Government to limit ...

A special Covid-19 hotline has taken more than 100 calls since it opened yesterday. The news came as Kim Wilson, the health minister, toured the call centre and met its seven phone operators today. Ms Wilson said: “I was grateful to be able to meet t...

Extra supplies of hand sanitiser are to be imported and handed out free of charge, the Government said last night. The move came as the island braced itself for the possible arrival of the potential killer coronavirus strain Covid-19. Kim Wilson, the...

Much of the world remains in the grip of confusion and fear over the coronavirus that has caused near panic in many countries, as world health officials scramble to cope with a health crisis, that at the moment threatens all who inhabit this planet. ...

The following represents the key points as delivered by the author at the annual meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families The training committee of the IAC has brought forward a theme for the year that is near and dear to all ...

The acting chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Ricky Brathwaite, who has held the top job at BHeC since the controversial dismissal of Tamara Wedderburn in December 2018, was confirmed in...

Bermuda braced itself yesterday for a potential public health emergency over a killer virus. The Ministry of Health said it had raised the threat level from the coronavirus from “guarded” to “elevated” and that its epidemiology and surveillance unit ...

An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms. A spokeswoman for the minis...

Dear Sir, I want to thank Bob Stewart for his opinion piece in The Royal Gazette on the health reforms. I want to thank him because it shows so clearly why people oppose the proposed reforms: disinterest in a common good and lack of understanding. Th...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family Today’s question on healthcare reform reflects on what could h...

Bermuda would do well to study the healthcare system of the Netherlands as a possible model for the island in the future. That’s the view of Bermudian health economist Aaron Evans, who works in the industry in Europe. The former national team track a...