Published:Thursday | June 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
Last week, my company was involved in the Medical Association of Jamaica's (MAJ) annual symposium, which allowed businesses in the field of health care to display their latest product offerings.I was pleased to see a few involved in health...
Published:Wednesday | May 31, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
Recently, for the first time, I heard a member of our diaspora mention health care before crime, as a reason not to retire in Jamaica. This trend would rob us of a vital source of foreign exchange through pensions.Health care in Jamaica has been...
Published:Wednesday | May 17, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
When I heard about the sudden death of Acting Commissioner of Police Winchroy Budhoo, I immediately thought of all the good members of the security forces who continue to make tremendous sacrifice to protect and serve us.The following week there was...
Published:Thursday | May 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
Not many Jamaicans will soon forget the impact of the chik-V outbreak a few years ago.Although the Government began speaking about the virus at least a year before it hit, most Jamaicans were not paying attention.Suffice it to say, the fact that the...
Published:Thursday | April 6, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
There is no doubt that the world is changing dramatically, and Jamaica is not being left behind.Gone are the days when you have to stand in line at a store to purchase goods and acquire services.Jamaicans are now living in a technologically advanced...
Published:Wednesday | March 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
The last time, I promised to speak to technology that could transform Jamaica into a country with the most comprehensive health-information database bringing us right where we need to be to offer telemedicine.My visit to Health Information...
Published:Thursday | March 9, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
A few weeks ago, I attended the annual Health Information Management Systems Conference in Orlando, Florida (HIMSS17).This was my second year, and apart from my company being the only Jamaican company represented among hundreds of the best...
Published:Thursday | February 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall
Health is by far one of the most important assets we can have as individuals. If we do not have good health, we pretty much have nothing.Mahatma Gandhi rightfully stated, "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."The...
