MP wants returning nationals to fund their drug costs

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Antoinette ConnellJournalist at Nation News

June 17, 2026

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MP wants returning nationals to fund their drug costs

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Barbadians returning home to live should be made to pay towards their health care rather than receiving it for free.

That is the suggestion of Member of Parliament for St Philip North Dr Sonia Browne, who was speaking on the Barbados Medical Products Bill, 2026, in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Browne acknowledged that she will probably get some “lashes” from the public in relation to the payment proposals.

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