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The Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill is hosting a physical activities workshop in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, the Centre for Disease Control and the Ministry of Health, Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Commission and The Healthy Caribbean Coalition next month in Barbados.#160
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Caribbean Bride Magazine was recently featured at the Caribbean Week, Caribbean Travel Conference in Toronto, Canada, leading the way in promoting Barbados as an attractive wedding and honeymoon destination.
The Barbados Diabetes Foundation presented awards to nine Secondary School students last weekend at the Diabetes Global Village for their Sagicor Secondary Schools Essay Competition.
Local Entertainer Alison Hinds is this year championing the fight against childhood Diabetes in Barbados. She is joining the Barbados Diabetes Foundation and the Diabetes Association of Barbados as they promote awareness this month November, World Diabetes Month.
GIS Barbados/Wedneday October 8, 2008
The Healthy Caribbean 2008 Conference, which will be staged here from October 16-18 at the Accra Beach Hotel, will bring together a cross section of partners from CARICOM countries to plan civil society’s response to the increasing burden of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases (CNCDs).
Science of Peace Lecture and Award/PRMR Inc./ September 25,2008
The spotlight on Chronic Non Communicable Diseases and their impact on Caribbean citizens continues in October when the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of the West Indies, hosts the prestigious Inter American HeartFoundations (IAHF) Science of Peace Lecture and Award Ceremony
Press Release: Healthy Caribbean 2008 Conference/September 29, 2008/PRMR
Inc
Recognizing the high health and financial costs of chronic diseases to
the region, one year ago Heads of Government of CARICOM countries met in
expressed a determination to reduce the suffering and burdens of chronic
disease to the citizens of our region.
Verdun House, a project of The Substance
Abuse Foundation Inc., is on track to attaining international accreditation for
its treatment programme from the European Association for the Treatment of
Addiction by early next year. This is
thanks to direction from the drug rehabilitation charity Action on Addition out
of the United Kingdom (UK).
There is to be no traffic on Broad Street for four hours on Saturday, Septmeber 13. This is because Caribbean governments have declared the second Saturday of September Caribbean Wellness Day and The Ministry of Health, National Insurance and Social Security is placing the focus on wellness in Bridgetown for the first ever observance of the day.
