What’s in a name? A call to reframe Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs). In a comment posted in The Lancet (February 2017) it was argued that action on the …
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The exposure of Caribbean people to tobacco smoke either directly or indirectly represents an ongoing source of public health concern as tobacco use is a …
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Pushing the NCD Agenda, Dr. Joy St. John, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Barbados Ministry of Health, has played an important leadership role globally, …
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Building Synergies for Implementation of the Global Strategy (GS) for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health in the Caribbean. On June 1-2, 2017 in Barbados, a …
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The Ian Woosnam Type 1 Diabetes Registry – Barbados Creating a worry free life for people with diabetes, where the burden of care is eased, …
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Geneva, World Health Assembly 2017, Dr. Margaret Chan, outgoing Director General of the WHO gave her final speech at the WHA on Monday 22nd May, …
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On Saturday May 20th, HCC was among the civil society organisations represented at the Commonwealth Civil Society Forum 2017 Policy Dialogue in Geneva. HCC was represented by …
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3 Day Workshop on Alcohol, Tobacco and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, on Tuesday May 16th, PAHO opened the three-day Caribbean Sub-regional Workshop on Alcohol, Tobacco and Sugar-Sweetened …
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A local school in Barbados kicked off their 30 day junk food challenge on Friday May 12, 2017. This pilot is part of the HCC’s …
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Highlights from Healthy Schools Bermuda Healthy school programmes in all schools Cafeteria and Vending Machine policy introduced in 2006 Water-only policies introduced by the schools …