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Guyana and Burundi join initiative to advance cooperation in pandemic prevention

Guyana and Burundi have joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to advance country-led cooperation and financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The PAHO and Africa CDC, together with other countries in the Americas, have since called for sustained investment in pandemic prevention, […] The post Guyana and Burundi join initiative to advance cooperation in pandemic prevention appeared first on nationnews.com .

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QEH relocates four outpatient clinics to George Street

Four outpatient clinics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will be relocated to George Street, Belleville, from Monday. The hospital said the ENT, Neurology, Paediatrics and Dermatology clinics will begin operating at the new location, directly opposite the Barbados Vocational Training Board, from 8 a.m. on September 7. Patients with appointments at any of the […] The post QEH relocates four outpatient clinics to George Street appeared first on nationnews.com .

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Move to protect health records

As Barbados digitises its health records and hospital systems, officials say the change must not leave anyone behind. At a public consultation Thursday night held via Zoom on the digital component of the Health Services Resilience Programme, Leisa Perch, chief executive officer of SAEDI Consulting Barbados Inc., said planners were working to protect access for the country’s […] The post Move to protect health records appeared first on nationnews.com .

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Sandy Lane boosts Project SOFT as NCSA warns of drug use at age eight

The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust has added new backing to Project SOFT, the drug-prevention camp run alongside the National Council on Substance Abuse. The announcement landed as the NCSA warns that some children in Barbados try drugs as early as age eight. Trustee Mark Pendry and camp coordinator Makeada Bourne were on hand to promote the initiative. The council's worry centers on how early first use now happens.

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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is not relenting. The latest round in the war against ill health, obesity and non-communicable diseases took place on Saturday at the Garrison’s Main Guard/Clock Tower, where the foundation held a Healthy […] The post ‘Long way to go in health battle’ appeared first on nationnews.com .

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