Celebrating women: trailblazers during a pandemic
As the world stops to celebrate women today under the theme ‘
Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world’ we at Observer media thought it only right to shine the spotlight on a few women here in Antigua and Barbuda who over the past year, have not only led in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, but continuously break the mold and kick down the barriers that women have faced for centuries.
Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas
Who better to head this list than someone who here in Antigua and Barbuda has become a household name, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rhonda Sealy-Thomas, a woman of high intelligence and grace.
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Antigua and Barbuda’s vaccine programme will roll out tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.
First in line for the jab are front line health workers at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC).
The Royal Police Force is also included in the first group.
Information Minister Hon. Melford Nicholas says Cabinet ministers, who form part of the priority list, as a mark of support have decided to be in the second batch.
IT infrastructure is in place and training will be conducted tomorrow on its use.
Minister Nicholas says all that’s required when they present themselves for vaccination is for them to be validated. The vaccine is then given and the batch, sample, date, time are recorded.
The age of digitised medical records has come
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Work is ongoing to fully digitise the medical records of patients.
Information Minister Melford Nicholas said that three IT specialists are currently discussing the matter, even though a vendor of the software is yet to be decided.
He also said that these experts have been working on developing the full set of guidelines which the Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC), the Hannah Thomas Hospital, the MBS, and the proposed National Health Insurance scheme will be able to utilise to bill patients and/or their insurance companies for services rendered.