Category Archives: Health

Greenidge wants improved access to ear care

More needs to be done by Government officials, health-care providers and civil society to help expand the access to primary ear and hearing care in Barbados, the Founder and Chairman of the The Deaf Heart Project said Saturday. Che’ Greenidge said even though World Hearing Day is an international day celebrated every year, the lack of attention […]

Exercise is Medicine: Key to Reducing Diabetes and NCDs

Exercise is the main medicine needed to fight the scourge of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Barbados and the wider Eastern Caribbean, in addition to good nutrition. While speaking on Saturday, the day dedicated to celebrating World Obesity Day, medical practitioners recommended how exercise should be used in patient care. The Exercise is Medicine Initiative […]

QEH staff rewarded for going beyond

By Anesta Henry The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has launched a monthly Employee Recognition Programme to honour staff for their hard work, dedication and going the extra mile to deliver patient care. Delivering remarks at the inaugural awards held at the QEH Auditorium on Tuesday, Executive Chairman Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland said such an initiative is pivotal […]

Centenarian ‘real happy’ to celebrate milestone with family

Barbados’ newest centenarian, Maria St. Auburn-Cave, is very happy to reach her 100th birthday.   St. Auburn-Cave, who celebrated her special day on Tuesday, February 28, with family at her Valley Development home, St. George said her only regret on reaching the milestone was that her husband was not alive to share it with her. […]

Cancer screening event attracts large crowd

The belief that men do not pay enough attention to their health was dispelled on Saturday morning when Cancer Support Services held a Prostate Specific and Carcinoembryonic Antigen (PSA/CEA) Screening. The hosting of the event was symbolic because it coincided with World Cancer Day. This session, which took place at their office at Dayrells Road in […]

A Garden of Hope launched at Walkers Reserve

The Walkers Institute for Regenerative Research Education and Design (WIRRED) hosted the launch of A Garden of Hope at Walkers Reserve on Saturday, January 28. This work is a creative intervention at the Reserve by Annalee Davis in collaboration with Kevin Talma and the Walkers Institute for Regenerative Research Education and Design (WIRRED).  The name, […]

QEH Intern of the Year thankful for the honour

By Kimberley Cummins  It was a normal warm afternoon in Barbados, but inside the auditorium at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) the temperature couldn’t be more inconsistent.  Many people experience cold chills when they are suddenly flush with nervousness and Dr Sabeehah Nana was no different as she braced herself. The nerves almost eclipsed the […]

#PeopleMatters – Can burnout be about your workplace… not your employees?

Burnout is a state of exhaustion and physical fatigue an employee can experience while at work, which has been caused by work-related stress. The reality is that workplace stress will always exist, but what is pertinent is how we handle and manage this stress for our employees, so it does not lead to burnout. As […]

Key official says more could have been done to get more people the COVID-19 jab

By Emmanuel Joseph After two years of administering the COVID-19 National Vaccination Programme, Government’s Immunisation Unit is about to cease operations and one of the coordinators has lamented that not enough was done to counter misinformation about the vaccines in the early stages. Joint coordinators of the programme Major David Clarke and retired senior medical […]

Two-year target set for removal of trans fatty acids

Government has promised a set of policies to ensure the removal of trans fatty acids from food over the next two years. Minister of Health Senator Dr The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott said this necessary Government intervention is part of the administration’s attack on incidences of non-communicable diseases. “Barbados has identified this challenge and is […]