Health, Ministry of - Bahamas Immigration Department
P. O. Box N 3730
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
| Web Site: | http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/health |
| Email: | healthgeneral@bahamas.gov.bs |
| Phone: | (242)502-4700 (242)502-4877 |
| Fax: | (242)502-4711 (242)325-5421 (PS) (242)325-5421 (Min) |
Contacts
- Perry Gomez, Minister of Health
- Hyacinth Pratt, Permanent Secretary
- Marcel Johnson, Acting Director of Nursing
- Merceline Dahl-Regis, Chief Medical Officer
Areas of Responsibility
Department of Health
MISSION STATEMENT
TO ENSURE THAT THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION PROTECTION AND CARE ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PERSONS OF THE BAHAMAS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH.
Areas of Responsibilities
l) Department of Health
Public Health
Vaccination
Poisons
Vector Control
Quarantine
Port Health
Medical, Nursing and Health Services
Regulation of Manufacturing of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Control of Dangerous Drugs
Public Analyst Laboratories
Relations with the Public Hospitals Authority
Relations with the Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
Relations with Health Care Professions Boards
The Health Care Structure of The Bahamas consists of two components:
The first is the Ministry of Health and its agencies, including the Departments of Health; Second is the Public Hospitals Authority and its agencies – the Princess Margaret Hospital, Sandilands Rehabilitation Center and the Grand Bahama Health Services (including the Rand Memorial Hospital).
The Ministry of Health is the organization which is responsible for the promotion and maintenance of national health, and the prevention and control of diseases in The Bahamas.
The Ministry of Health has direct responsibility for:
National Health Policy and Planning, Health Services Regulation (Private and Public Sectors), Public Sector Services funding.
The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Perry Gomez. The technical advisor to the Minister is the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Merceline Dahl- Regis.
Advisory, technical and administrative support units of the Ministry of Health’s Headquarters are:
The National Drug Council
The HIV/AIDS Centre
Health Education Division
Accounts Section
Human Resource Section
Licensing and Regulatory Bodies include
The Bahamas Nursing Council,
The Bahamas Medical Council – www.bahamas medicalcouncil.com
The Bahamas Dental Council,
The Health Professions Council – www.bahamashpc.com
and the Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board.