Policy Contributions
- As a leading authority in global health, Dr. Madu is a recognized and trusted voice in health policy development.
- Dr. Madu is frequently tapped by global policymakers to share guidance on the development of healthcare infrastructures and economic development programmes.
An interview with Dr Ernest Madu
Dr Ernest Madu is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean Ltd. Prior to his role at the Heart Institute, Dr Madu was on the faculty of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,
Investment and Development Will Secure the Rights of the Child
Twenty years after the United Nations agreed on a set of international standards for child rights by adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child
The World I Dream Of
Dreaming humanity's future. There is nothing like the dream to create the future. Victor Hugo. Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become.
Health care cost and patient outcomes
THIS week's column will address several critical and intersecting health-care indices that closely correlate with patient outcomes but are poorly understood by the public.
Standards, regulations in health-care delivery –
IN pursuing the crucial exercise of successfully planning health care delivery on a national basis, decisions must be made by any progressive society about what constitutes an adequate level of health care for the population.
The Challenges of Impelmenting High Quality Healthcare in Jamaica
The demand for effective care for cardiovascular diseases will exert major economic pressure on health systems in developing countries in the years ahead and will further threaten social order and structures in these countries.
Omicron: The racial politics of COVID vaccines and global health inequity
In the last week of November 2021, well known South African general practitioner and chair of the South African Medical Association, Dr Angelique Coetzee, announced that a young man she had seen in her practice had tested positive for COVID
The Heart Institute of the Caribbean: an interview with Dr Ernest Madu
The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) is an innovative, dynamic health care centre that serves as the centre of excellence for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), occupational health, diabetes care and general internal medicine in the West Indies.
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA IN A POST COVID WORLD – Part 1
The global COVID-19 pandemic has raged on for more than six months and appears likely to engulf the entire year 2020. The human and economic costs have been unprecedented.
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA IN A POST COVID WORLD – Part 2
Last week, we explored the historicity of inequity in healthcare access in Jamaica resulting in poorer segments of the society often lacking access to optimal healthcare services.
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA IN A POST COVID WORLD – Part 3
This week, we will continue our series on healthcare re-imagination in Jamaica by looking at the structure of private healthcare system in Jamaica, the economics of healthcare.
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA IN A POST COVID WORLD- Part 4
In recognition of the potential health threats to the region, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government asserted in their Nassau Declaration of 2001 that “The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region”.
RETHINKING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA IN A POST COVID WORLD – Part 5
A holistic approach to health care delivery in Jamaica will require a comprehensive re-evaluation and transformation of our health systems, recognizing that we are experiencing
Rethinking health care delivery in Jamaica (Part 6)
So far in this series the authors drs. Edwards and Madu, have been outlining the issues and problems facing health care in Jamaica while proffering general, paradigmatic solutions.
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA – Part 7
Last week, we looked at cardiovascular care and radiology services as specific healthcare opportunities that can be harnessed by developing centers of excellence and consolidation of fragmented care systems that are usually inefficient and sub-optimal.
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN JAMAICA – Part 8
Last week, we looked at Acute Stroke Care, Mental Health and Elder Care Services as specific healthcare opportunities that will enhance the healthcare value chain in Jamaica if we make appropriate investments in those areas.
