Welcome our new President, Dr. Dawn Scantlebury – a consultant cardiologist and head of the Department of Cardiovascular Services, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Barbados, and senior associate lecturer in cardiology, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus.
Leading global health organizations call for the removal of The Coca-Cola Company as a major sponsor of the Olympic Games.
Ensuring students in every school have access to clean drinking water remains a priority for the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition. Stakeholders are working toward full implementation of the National School Nutrition Policy.
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training approves the School Nutrition Policy with a phased approach. See their message for World Youth Day 2022.
Dr. Kia Lewis, the newly elected Chairperson of the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition (BCOP Coalition), is looking forward to the implementation of the School Nutrition Policy, aimed at creating a healthy school environment for our nation’s children.
Today, March 4th, 2022, the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition (COP Coalition) joins the global health community in marking World Obesity Day and shining light on the need for a comprehensive approach to curbing the increasing trends in overweight / obesity across our region.
After my third cup of coffee I felt that burning sensation in my chest I had been ignoring for the past month and started to regret cancelling another doctor’s appointment. I just couldn’t risk losing my job during these difficult times.
One year after successful open-heart surgery, Samuel Cumberbatch is still on his path to recovery, with a renewed outlook on life. The high-spirited 61-year-old reflected on his life and admitted that his need for the surgery was birthed from years of poor lifestyle choices which began from a very young age.