Regional Health

Chronic Disease and the Barbadian National Health Budget.
Dr. C. V. Alert. MB BS, DM (Family Medicine)
Fellow, Caribbean College of Family Physicians (FCCFP).

At the conclusion of the special meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in Port –of-Spain, Trinidad on September 15th 2007, a declaration was issued: “Uniting to stop the epidemic of Chronic NCDs (non communicable diseases)”.

Ref: www.caricom.org/jsp/communications/meetings-statements/declaration-port-...

Beware Diabetes – a Message for World Diabetes Day 2010.
Dr. C. V. Alert.
Family Physician.

The Right. Hon David Thompson, the late Prime Minister of Barbados, died from cancer of the pancreas on October 23rd 2010.

My experience of 20 years of medical practice tells me that there are many Caribbean persons have no ongoing medical care, and visit the nearest physician when they hurt their back, have some sort of ‘bad’ abdominal pain, are afflicted by H1N1, or are otherwise convinced that work is too stressful and they need a few days sick-leave.

The title of an article in the Barbados Advocate of August 6th 2008 was “Healthy Caribbean 2008 – A Wellness Revolution:, and the article that followed focused on the upcomingHealthy Caribbean 2008 Conference, to be held here in Barbados between October 16-19th .