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Press Releases
9th Sept 2008 - 8th International Congress
on Coronary Artery Disease From Prevention to Intervention - ICCAD 2009
will be held on October 11-14, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic, ICCAD 2009
meeting will follow the format of the very successful previous ICCAD
Coronary Artery Disease meetings and will provide a comprehensive update on
coronary disease in all its aspects.
more
5th July 2008 - The Heart & Stroke
Foundation of Barbados has taken another step in its efforts to fight the
scourge of smoking in Barbados with the appointment of a Project
Officer, Tobacco Control. He is Wayne Hunte, who brings to the post a wealth
of experience in the field of project management and communication, and
extensive knowledge of working with the NGO sector and the media.
more
12th June 2008 - This year’s top performer
in the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination, Olivia Alleyne,
is no stranger to excellence when it comes to academic achievement. The
outstanding primary school student of Christ Church Girls’ School
more
30th May 2008 - WHO wants a ban on all
tobacco advertising to protect youth 30th May, Geneva. - The World
Health Organization (WHO) today urged governments to protect the world’s 1.8
billion young people by imposing a ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion
and sponsorship.
more
19th May 2008 - FACT SHEET #2 - The Bloomberg
Global Initiative To Reduce Tobacco Use -The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), the Heart
Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) (for The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control), the
Trinidad & Tobago Cancer Society and the Guyana Chest Society have received a
grant from the Bloomberg Global Initiative to ensure the implementation of
rotating picture-based package warnings on all tobacco products sold in
Caribbean countries. This grant will be administered through the Campaign for
Tobacco Free Kids.
more
5th May 2008 - Healthy Caribbean 2008
Conference - is aimed at mobilising civil society and will bring
together a wide cross section of the Caribbean community, including the many
sectors of civil society, educators, government, and business, to address in
a highly participatory and interactive workshop format, this most
burdensome, yet most preventable, epidemic of our times: chronic disease.
more
25th April 2008 - FACT SHEET #1 - The Bloomberg
Global Initiative To Reduce Tobacco - The Heart & Stroke Foundation of
Barbados (HSFB), the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) (for The Jamaica
Coalition for Tobacco Control), the Trinidad & Tobago Cancer Society and the
Guyana Chest Society have recently been awarded a grant from the Bloomberg
Global Initiative. -
more
24th April 2008 - New Head for Heart & Stroke
Foundation - The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) has a new
President. He is Cardiologist Dr. Stephen Moe -
more
24th March 2008 - The Heart & Stroke
Foundation of Barbados AGM 2008 will take place on Friday 18th April at
the Foundations Offices -
more
7th March 2008 - A Merry fundraiser at
Holders - Emile Straker and the Merrymen and the Barbados Defence Force
Band were the perfect musical ingredients for an entertaining “Evening of
Music” which was held at Holders Great House on Monday March 3rd, as part of
the popular Holders Season.
more
27th February 2008 - Surgical Outcomes XII
meeting, Barbados May 21-24.
more
26th February 2008 - Evening of Music - The
popular Holders Season is in full swing, and one eagerly anticipated event
is the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados’ Evening of Music coming up on
Monday 3rd March.
more
16th February 2008 - Dr. Stephen Moe, Chairman
of the Foundation's Medical Committee, will be the speaker at the first
Barbados Drug Service's lecture of 2008. This takes place at Sherbourne
Conference Centre on Tuesday February 26 from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm. Dr.
Moe's lecture is entitled "Prevention of Heart Diseases"
15th February 2008 - Nations Conclude
Initial Talks on Smuggling, Counterfeiting and Illicit Manufacturing of
Tobacco Products as Global Tobacco Epidemic Worsens. Geneva, Switzerland.
Official representatives of some 130 countries wrapped up talks in Geneva
today on a new treaty, the Illicit Trade Protocol, to curb the smuggling,
counterfeiting, and illicit manufacturing of tobacco products.
more
7th February 2008 - New WHO Report on Global
Tobacco Epidemic Calls on Nations to Implement Life-Saving Tobacco Control
Policies [Barbados] - The World Health Organization (WHO) today released
a landmark report that makes clear both the devastating scope of the global
tobacco epidemic
more
30th January 2008 -
150+ Organizations Worldwide Renew Call on Governments: Take
Action to Prevent an Independent Philip Morris International from Worsening
the Global Tobacco Pandemic.
read more
29th January 2008 -
Romance in the Park, an elegant evening of dinner and
dancing amid the dazzling gardens of Ocean Park
read more
22nd January 2008 - An Evening of Music
Under the Stars, at Holders Great House featuring the The Merrymen and
the Barbados Defence Force Band, Monday 3rd march 2008 7pm..
read more
16th January 2008 - The National Committee
for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, with the support
of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados is hosting a free workshop,
"No place for Tobacco and other Drugs" on Wednesday, January 23rd, from 1.00
- 4.30 pm and Thursday, January 24th, from 9.00 am - 12.30 pm at the
Goddards Training Room, Fontabelle, St Michael, (next to Tropical
Batteries.) read more
18th December 2007 - "How To Make 2008
Your Best Year Ever" - A Lifestyle Improvement Seminar in aid of
The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados
read more
17th December 2007 - The Heart & Stroke
Foundation of Barbados is very pleased to announce that US taxpayers
can now donate to the Foundation tax effectively via the Charities Aid
Foundation of America (CAFAmerica) ...
read more
26th November 2007 - The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) recently
announced changes to the management of two key areas of its operations
- the
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation (CDP&R) and Emergency
Cardiac Care departments.
more.....
25th November 2007 - The big draw in the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados’
Grand Fundraising Raffle took place at the Foundation’s headquarters on October
6th 2007, and a Christ Church man flew away with the prized trip for two to
London compliments Virgin Atlantic Airways.
more.....
22nd November 2007 - World-first study
dismantles vital tobacco industry myth - Sydney, Australia: A
world-first study led by Australian researchers has blown the lid off the
tobacco industry myth that cigarette pack displays in the retail environment
are harmless.
more.....
19th November 2007 - Commonwealth governments
will raise concerns about tobacco industry sponsorship of a Commonwealth
Heads of Government side meeting, as it is against the spirit of World
Health Organisation treaty which bans any advertising, promotion or
sponsorship by the tobacco industry.
more.....
5th October 2007 - Healthy Hearts Winners - The
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados’ Essay and Poster Competition for
Primary Schools climaxed with an Awards Ceremony at Harrison College on
Thursday evening, October 4, from 6:00 p.m.
more.....
27th September 2007 -
Team Up For Health Hearts! - Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados gives support.
You have nearly three times more chance of maintaining weight loss and twice
the chance of giving up smoking if you join a group rather than trying
alone. more.....
19th September 2007 - Celebrating Barbados Heart &
Stroke Week - The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Inc. (HSFB) is once
again staging a series of events in observance of World Heart Day.
more.....
28th August 2007 - HSFB CEO to speak at Rio tobacco
control conference - A major conference will be held in next month, as efforts to
build support for global tobacco control intensify.
more.....
15th August 2007 - ‘Healthy’ lunchtime salads
and pasta bowls with more salt than a burger and fries -
Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) Media Release -
www.actiononsalt.org.uk
Public need to boycott high-salt salads and pasta bowls
more.....
13th August 2007 - Get antioxidants from food
and not from supplements! - In our fast-paced society with an increased
availability of convenience foods and ready-made-meals, buying and cooking
healthy food is becoming a challenge. Written by Erika Ketterer, Registered
Dietician at the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA.
more.....
26th July 2007 - Barbadian heart patients not
accessing cardiac rehabilitation services -
By Professor Trevor Hassell - 55% of Barbadians are overweight or obese, 20%
of Barbadians are hypertensive and 17% are diabetics, one Barbadian every
day suffers a stroke.
more.....
8th July 2007 - Health Advocates Praise Nations
at International Tobacco Control Conference -
Call for Urgent Action against Secondhand Smoke, Cigarette Smuggling
more.....
21st June 2007 - The Heart & Stroke Foundation
of Barbados is coming to the assistance of Michael Clarke, the 11-year-old
who recently suffered a stroke that affected the use of his right hand and
leg. more.....
18th June 2007 - CEO Adrian Randall invited by
FCA to attend the World Health Organisation’s Second COP.
more.....
9th June 2007 - 6th Annual Emergency Cardiac
Care Conference.
more.....
17th May 2007 - ECC training for
girl guides.
read more...
26th April 2007 - 140+ Organizations
Worldwide Call on Governments to Take Action to Prevent an Independent
Philip Morris International from Worsening the Global Tobacco Pandemic.
read more...
23rd April 2007 - Ireland winners at
cricket and in the fight against smoking in public
read more...
9th March 2007 - RBC Royal Bank of Canada
sponsors HSFB annual Holders Concert read more...
9th November 2006 - Call for Smoking Ban read more...
11th October 2006 - Why Barbados Should
Enact Smoke-Free Law read more...
21st September 2006 - The expansion of a cardiovascular rehabilitation programme
read more...
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