Caribbean Medical News Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/tag/caribbean-medical-news/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Wed, 05 Jun 2019 05:32:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png Caribbean Medical News Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/tag/caribbean-medical-news/ 32 32 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In The Pipeline For The Caribbean https://ecsii.com/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-in-the-pipeline-for-the-caribbean/ https://ecsii.com/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-in-the-pipeline-for-the-caribbean/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:14:49 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=1542 Jamaica and Puerto Rico are the only islands in the Caribbean so far to have announced that they are developing medical marijuana dispensaries. Jamaica decriminalized marijuana (ganja) for recreational use in 2015 which ironically was on Bob Marley’s birthday, and the dispensary is set to open by June of this year in the home of the Read More

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]]> https://ecsii.com/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-in-the-pipeline-for-the-caribbean/feed/ 0 Guyana: GPHC issues explanation for $632M drug purchase https://ecsii.com/guyana-gphc-issues-explanation-632m-drug-purchase/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:30:15 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=1476 An explanation has been issued by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] regarding its controversial $632 million emergency procurement. In a statement disseminated to the media yesterday, the Board of Directors of the hospital revealed that based on its own probe into the multimillion-dollar emergency procurement at the beginning of the year, it was found Read More

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]]> KPH’s digital records capability gets big boost https://ecsii.com/kphs-digital-records-capability-gets-big-boost/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:30:15 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=1477 THE Kingston Public Hospital’s (KPH)’s digital records capability will now be enhanced following yesterday’s donation of 10 desktop computers by telecommunications firm FLOW, through its foundation. The computers, valued at $1 million, will allow administrative personnel to access and store more digital information efficiently in real time. Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday lauded Read More

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