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Macro promises, micro neglect: lessons from UHWI’s modernisation

THE EDITOR, Madam: Modernisation of healthcare facilities is essential if Jamaica is to deliver first-class medical care to its citizens. However, modernisation—especially when showcased as part of a grand, macro-scale plan—must not come at the expense of addressing basic, day-to-day issues that directly impact patients’ well-being. Recently, the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI),Continue reading “Macro promises, micro neglect: lessons from UHWI’s modernisation”

Real Food

My consciousness awakes slightly before the break of dawn, but my physical body refuses blatantly to rise with it. So, I lay stretched out in bed with a cotton cover sheet trying hopelessly to protect myself from the unruffled wind of an electric standing fan. Lying crookedly flat on my stomach, I feel the pangsContinue reading “Real Food”