March 22nd 2013

HCC Member Feature

The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society

OUR Vision – OUR Mission The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society continues to make big strides against cancer and 2013 will be no exception. Founded in 1969, the Society, a non-profit voluntary service organization, began when close friends formed a Steering Committee. They shared a common vision – to bring a message of hope to cancer survivors and to promote awareness. Our mission is, “To create and promote greater awareness of the need for early detection and preventative measures and to reduce the incidence of cancer through education, service and advocacy.” The Society shares a common vision with HCC regarding Cervical Cancer and has been a member of the coalition for one year.

Located in Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain our clinic offers a wide range of screening which includes Pap smears and High Vaginal Swabs. In order to make substantial progress in the battle against Cervical Cancer, the Society dispatches fully equipped mobile coaches throughout Trinidad & Tobago. Since 2004, the Society acquired a state of the art Colposcopy unit where research and education in the prevention, early detection and treatment of Cervical Cancer takes place. In 2007, in conjunction with PAHO/WHO, the Society was part of the Human Papilloma Virus pilot test conducted by Dr. Rosemary Paul to determine the various strains pertaining to Trinidad and Tobago. Read more

News Roundup

Largest gathering of Caribbean advocates at cancer conference - St. Maarten - PHILIPSBURG - Some 20 cancer organizations representing 16 Caribbean countries gathered at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort on Thursday for the start of a two day Cervical Cancer Advocacy workshop. President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) Professor Trevor Hassell said there has never been a coming together of such a large number of Caribbean cancer organizations, an achievement of which he is proud. Read more

HCC Press-Release - Fighting Cancer with Advocacy - 21st March 2013 - Today is the start of the two-day workshop on Cervical Cancer Advocacy Capacity Building at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino in St. Maarten. The workshop was arranged by The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) in partnership with the Sint. Maarten Ministry of Public Health Social Development And Labour - Collective Prevention Services, for members of various Caribbean Cancer Societies and Foundations.Read more

Global Campaign Updates: WHO releases new draft Global NCD Action Plan; Updates on post-2015 - 18 March 2013. WHO releases updated draft Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020. Based on the third round of informal consultations with Member States, UN agencies, NGOs, and the private sector over the past two weeks, WHO has published an updated revised version of the draft Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020. Read more

After big soda ban, NYC's Mayor Bloomberg wants to hide cigarettes - By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News. If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets his way, stores won't be able to publicly display tobacco products and will have to keep cigarettes under the counter or behind curtains. Read more

Family Connections Across Generations and Nations: Jamaica, Guyana, and the United States - Date: July 29 - August 2, Instructor: Ishtar O. Govia, University of the West Indies. There are two key aims of this workshop. The first is to increase awareness of the rich complex national surveys of Black Americans and Caribbean persons from Jamaica and Guyana collected by scholars affiliated with the Program for Research on Black Americans, the Institute for Social Research, the University of Michigan. The second aim it is to provide scholars with opportunities to construct their own measures of family connections and intergenerational linkages, expectations of intra-familial and intergenerational relations, and formal and informal service needs and utilization patterns. Read more

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