Minister of Health & Wellness, the Honourable Dr. Michael R. Darville and the Ministry’s Project Execution Team led officials from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today on a tour of clinics on mainland Eleuthera, Harbour Island and Spanish Wells. The tour which commenced at the Harbour Island Clinic ended with a site visit for the new clinic in Rock Sound. The visit allowed the IDB delegation to assess the ongoing progress of renovations and upgrades at the facilities.
 
As part of the capital works funding through the IDB loan facility health systems and services in The Bahamas will be enhanced.  Infrastructural upgrades, transformation of the care model for seamless management of patient services, emergency services vehicles, telemedicine and electronic medical records, medical equipment and furniture are all planned for the advancement of healthcare delivery.

Minister Darville expressed his gratitude to IDB country representative Daniela Carrera and her team for the financial and technical support invested to benefit this country’s transformative agenda for health.

Meetings with the Ministry of Health & Wellness and the IDB are ongoing to discuss and solidify health system strengthening in the Bahamas.  Assessments will continue tomorrow with visits to clinics in North, Central and South Andros.