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Bahamas Weekly Article - Phase I of National Prescription Drug Plan

Bahamas Weekly Article - Phase I of National Prescription Drug Plan

2/11/2010 10:37:00 AM
By Matt Maura

Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas - The National Prescription Drug Plan will provide free medications for 11 chronic, non-communicable diseases to 35,000 Bahamians in its initial stage, Tami Francis, Drug Plan Project Manager said Tuesday.

Mrs Francis said eight million dollars has been “set aside’ by officials of the National Insurance Board for Phase I of The Plan.

Please Click here to read the full text from the Bahamas Weekly Online.


Photo Caption: Tami Francis, Project Manager for the National Prescription Drug Plan, (right) answers questions following a town meeting held in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Developers worked on The Plan for three years. (BIS photo/Patrick Hanna)




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