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As the Principal Investigator, Dr. Regis has received multimillion dollar grants from the Federal Government, USA, the Health Services Resources Administration and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Further, she obtained from the Center for Disease Control,6 million dollars for the National HIV program of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
International Recognition for Public Health
• Pan American Health Organization (P.A.H.O.) for Administration - 2009
• Public Health Hero for The Americas – 2018
• World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Chairman ,
Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (S.A.G.E.)
Global Validation Advisory Committee, (G.V.A.C.), Programme Budget and Administration Committee (P.B.A.C.)
Chief Medical Officer - Bahamas
• Development of Health Legislation - 2014
• Order of Distinction, National Honor – 2018
Associate Professor of Medicine – Howard University, Washington D.C. USA
Memories
Memory 1
Walter Rodney - persona non-grata, lockdown of the University.
Memory 2
Good times at IVCF camps with Crookendale and Nimrod
Memory 3
Final year in Barbados living with colleagues who often got drunk and partied
Life Highlights
 Married Anthony Regis, gone too soon  Two (2) Sons
 Six (6) Grandchildren