Category: Health

Walking enthusiasts encouraged to support Random Acts of Fitness

Fitness enthusiasts received a refreshing surprise recently when a leading fund manager “popped up” up at popular exercise spots around the island to encourage them to support the upcoming…

by Bajan Reporter • October 19th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

BARBADIAN TAKES UP MAJOR POST AT ‘DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS’

British-born Barbadian journalist and communications expert, Kim Young, has taken up the post of Policy & Practice Advisor with Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Europe. Young …

by Bajan Reporter • October 17th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

REGIONAL NURSES START SPECIALISED TRAINING AT UWI, TRINIDAD THANKS TO CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN

A corps of Caribbean nurses will soon be even more skilled at providing care for children afflicted with blood disorders and cancers. Drawn from Barbados, The Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia and St. Vince…

by Bajan Reporter • October 17th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

Best Foot Forward to combat Breast Cancer

A well-known member of the Barbadian mercantile community has put their best foot forward to use their corporate responsibility to make the fight against Breast Cancer that much easier to win… P…

by AirBourne • October 10th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Featured, Health )

DEPENDENCIES & VICIOUS CYCLES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The International Women’s Resource Network (IWRN) is again issuing a STRONG APPEAL to victims and families afflicted by DOMESTIC VIOLENCE to reach out for immediate assistance. According to the …

by Bajan Reporter • September 18th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

Parents Ignore Abuse for paid bills, Cases of Teenaged sex for pay rising

Transactional sex by mature men with teenage girls is rising at an alarming rate in Barbados. Ms Bynoe-Sutherland was addressing the second Women’s Health Medical Conference at the 3Ws Oval of t…

by AirBourne • September 12th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

MINISTRY OF HEALTH ENGAGES QEH WITH INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

Soon a fresh generation of Barbadian nurses will be qualified to care for their fellow Bajans at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Health Minister of Barbados also explained how a further batch of nur…

by AirBourne • July 31st, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

Corrective work on elevators 7 and 8 at the QEH, Martindales Rd

Barbadians are asked to note how elevator numbers 7 and 8, which are located at the back stairs leading to the Accident and Emergency Department, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, are scheduled to b…

by AirBourne • July 3rd, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

PHARMACY STAFF MEETING AT Q.E.H. EVERY 3RD WEDNESDAY

The public is asked to note that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Pharmacy Department will be having its monthly staff meeting every third Wednesday of every month, beginning Wednesday 15th June.…

by Bajan Reporter • June 12th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

ICBL Donates More to Charities Thanks to Record Turnout

Thanks to a record number of participants, ICBL is in a position to donate more funds to this year’s beneficiaries. Speaking at the prize presentation and close out press conference, Managing Di…

by AirBourne • May 15th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

ICBL Walk & Run draws just under 4,000

Even though mornings are not as cool like earlier in the year, thousands braved the heat on National Heroes Day for the 2016 edition of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd. (ICBL) Family Walk an…

by Bajan Reporter • May 1st, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

Barbadian Entertainers join forces for Diabetic Benefit

Diabetes affects 1 in 5 adults in Barbados and is a costly disease. From kidney disease to eye disease to amputations it affects the productivity of the country as it cuts down many working people. Mu…

by AirBourne • April 24th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

ICBL CELEBRATES 38 YEARS OF BEING THERE

The leading General Insurance provider and fastest growing Life & Health Insurance company, marked the milestone on Friday April 1st, by making a donation to the HIV/AIDS Foodbank, the first in a …

by Bajan Reporter • April 3rd, 2016 • 0 comments ( Featured, Health )

Mars & Venus in Harmony? Grand Salle, Tom Adams Fin. Centre – 19th April 2016

by Bajan Reporter • April 3rd, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health, Photo Gallery )

$600,000 facelift for QEH’s ward C9 in memory of beloved clergyman

Ward C9 of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) had reconstructive surgery to the tune of a $600,000 renovation in the memory of one of Barbados’ leading evangelists. The Ivy-Viola Williams Founda…

by AirBourne • March 20th, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

Pride & Ego interfere with Bajan Men’s Healthy prostates

A Barbadian Urologist says men have to place pride aside and make possibly uncomfortable health decisions if they want to live and love longer. According to the Urologist, he says there is a tendency …

by AirBourne • February 21st, 2016 • 0 comments ( Breaking News, Featured, Health )

Sint Maarten Declares War Against Mosquitoes

Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT), Ms. I. Ingrid Arrindell and the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Mr. Emil Lee, and respectiv…

by Bajan Reporter • February 21st, 2016 • 0 comments ( Health )

CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank helps the Heart & Stoke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) for their home blood pressure drive

Over the past year I have become more aware of the prevalence of hypertension in Barbados. Late last year I heard a newscast on the radio one night that spoke about the dangers of high blood pressure …