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Buildings don't save people
By Concerned Citizen
I keep thinking about Bucky Sprauve.
He collapsed at a basketball game in Virgin Gorda. His friends- people who loved him- rushed him to the clinic. The Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre. The one they built for us.
CIBC Walk for the Cure draws crowd of over 100
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Health and Social Development Minister Hon. Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has emphasised the need for increased cancer awareness and early detection to save lives.
We still have a mentality of off-island care is better- Dr Sharlon Lewis
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Dr Sharlon Lewis has said the Virgin Islands (VI) has good doctors and good quality care is available through the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA).
Virgin Islanders are ‘secretive’ about their health- Dr Sharlon Lewis
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Dr Sharlon Lewis has said Virgin Islanders are very secretive when it comes to their health, which can be detrimental.
‘Health is not a cost, but an investment’- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), has said health should not be seen as a costly endeavour but an investment.
BVI Cancer Prevention Conference scheduled for June
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Cancer Society, in collaboration with the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), will host the BVI Cancer Prevention Conference 2025 next month.
53 new cancer cases detected in VI in 2024- NHI Medical Director
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least fifty-three new cancer cases were detected in the Virgin Islands (VI) in 2024, Medical Director of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Dr Domnick Frazer has said.
‘BV Islanders are concerned about the incidence of cancer’- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development and Territorial At Large Mamber, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has commended Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) for bringing the Tobacco Products Control (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to the House of Assembly, citing concerns of cancer in the territory.
'We want to take the burden off'- Breast Friends on free cancer screening
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Breast Friends is reminding members of the public that Breast Friends will assist them in getting screened for cancer.
Over 300 men screened @ BVI Red Cross Men’s Health Fair so far
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Over three hundred men have been screened so far at the BVI Red Cross’ Biennial Men’s Health Fair.
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