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March 5, 2021
A data dashboard, displaying the explosion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Barbados, similar to the COVID-19 dashboard produced by the Ministry of Health, was Thursday suggested by a medical expert.
Dr Kenneth Connell, Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Medicine at UWI Cave Hill, told the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s
World Obesity Day Virtual Webinar the prevalence of lifestyle diseases should be displayed in simple, easy-to-understand formats if the country is ever to control the rise of the deadly illnesses.
The rise of NCDs, especially among the youth, over the last several years, warrants a change in the way health officials addressed the issue, similar to the way COVID-19 information is given daily via a dashboard, he suggested.
Barbados Today
By Geralyn Edward
She has become the face and voice of the local medical fraternity, unafraid to challenge policymakers as she advocates for homegrown responses to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic now gripping the island.
She is Dr Lynda Williams, a medical practitioner in general practice. But her passion and advanced studies has been in the specialised area of epidemiology. Dr Williams is a Masters’s degree graduate of the University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Williams is among the school’s distinguished alumni, who include Dr Tedros Adhanom, the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Other graduates include Dr David Heymann, the WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment.
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the burden on cancer patients and brought new urgency to the need to securely share and consult patient records, the Barbados National Registry (BNR) said on Thursday in its message to mark World Cancer Day.
The message stated that the “new normal” required the ability to access reports and patient data remotely for accurate risk assessment and treatment planning. The BNR, the agency charged with collecting data on cancer incidence in Barbados, called for the establishment of an integrated health information management system to access patient data as well as for the review and acceptance of the National Cancer Action Plan.