Story of
Barbados
Population 297.7K. Diabetic foot disease accounted for 30% of all admissions.
In 2017/2018 The Government offers a scholarship for a surgeon travel overseas and train to become the first vascular surgeon for Fiji.
What causes the most death and disability combined?
Top 10 causes of death and disability (DALYs) in 2019 and percent change 2009-2019, all ages combined. See related publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
1.The extensive inpatient burden of diabetes and diabetes-related foot disease in Barbados
Charles G Taylor, Jr, Mike Krimholtz, Kevamae C Belgrave, Ian Hambleton, Colette N George, Gerry Rayman Clin Med (Lond) 2014 Aug; 14(4): 367–370. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-4-367
Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia – Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados Companionship
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
“To get here was my biggest challenge, travelling 10,000 miles, alone from Barbados. As any international medical graduate knows, it’s a fairly strict and rigorous process to get here. I came here alone, without family, but I had a goal in mind – my country had a goal in mind for me,” says Nina Yhap.
Soft spoken as she is, you can hear the resolve in Nina’s voice when she says, “I feel a very strong purpose to give back.”
Dr Nina Yhap was trained at Northern Health to become Barbados’ first vascular and endovascular surgeon. (Supplied/Northern Health)
Since heading back to Barbados our companionship has continued
- Dr Nina Yhap appointed Vascular Surgeon at QE hospital in Barbados in 2022
- Slow build up of vascular cases.
- Approved accreditation at Northern Health to attends vascular MDT meeting weekly.
- Private hospital is getting mobile cArm.
- Dr Nina Yhap is on the board of Global Vascular Companionship Working group.
- She came up with the mission statement:
“For each person, in every country, to access equitable vascular care.”
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