Barbados Association for Cancer Advocacy - BACA Barbados

06/01/2025

If all goes according to plan, the construction of a multi-million-pound state-of-the-art facility to treat terminally ill cancer patients will begin by the end of 2025, campaigners said Friday. …

09/09/2024

Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph is Professor at NYU Langone/NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Professor of Population Health, where she holds a dual appointment. She...

06/08/2024

The Barbados Cancer Association USA (BACA), Inc. in collaboration with the Barbados Nurses' Association of America Inc., and the Caribbean American Medical & Scientific Association (camsa), Inc. present the Dr. Deborah Brathwaite Annual Cancer Symposium on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

This year's theme is Recent Cancer Trends.

The distinguished speakers for this event will be Wayne Greaves, MD, FACP, Shellie L. Gumbs, MD, MPH and Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH.

In addition, we are pleased to have Harold Harvey, MB BS moderator this event.

To register for the webinar please visit the link, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdeigrD4tG9JvqrHICv752QQmjOIRIPA2. Once you have completed your registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information on how join the webinar.

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12/10/2022

Dr. O. Parris, MD, MPH, FAAP, Chairman of the Barbados Association for Cancer Advocacy - BACA Barbados was featured in Nationnews paper on Saturday October 8, 2022.
The two articles indicate the need for a stand-a-lone hospice in Barbados and the steps being undertaken by the Barbados Association for Cancer Advocacy - BACA Barbados.

10/10/2022

Read the message from The Hon. G. P. Ian Gooding-Edghill, MP, JP, Minister of Health and Wellness, on World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Saturday October 8, 2002.

08/10/2022

Reminder, today at 5pm est. the Barbados Association of Palliative Care (BAPC) and the Barbados Association for Cancer Advocacy - BACA Barbados will be hosting a conference on "Hospice and Palliative Care Access for Barbados: Don't leave those suffering behind” for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

You can connect at 5pm using the zoom link or manually entering the zoom information found below:
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84951873031?pwd=V2ptS1NzV0RLaklXNjdOWXN4bW1VZz09
Meeting ID: 849 5187 3031 Passcode: 709678

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03/10/2022

Saturday, October 8, 2022 is designated World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

The Barbados Association of Palliative Care (BAPC) and Barbados Association for Cancer Advocacy - BACA Barbados invite you to a conference at 5pm.

This year's theme is "Hospice and Palliative Care Access for Barbados: Don't leave those suffering behind”.

You can join us on Saturday via Zoom using the below information:
Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84951873031?pwd=V2ptS1NzV0RLaklXNjdOWXN4bW1VZz09
Meeting ID: 849 5187 3031 Passcode: 709678

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24/09/2022

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We are a Barbados cancer advocacy charity with a focus on education, hospice and palliative care.
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