Final Up to date on Monday, 29 July 2024, 1:33 by Denis Chabrol
Sir Clive Lloyd being introduced with the Order of Caribbean Group (OCC) by CARICOM Chairman, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dikon Mitchell.
Former West Indies cricket captain, Sir Clive Lloyd on Sunday appealed to Caribbean Group (CARICOM) leaders to deal with combatting prostate most cancers.
Talking at his investiture with the Order of the Caribbean Group (OCC) award that coincided with the opening of the summit of regional leaders in Grenada, he hoped that the identical emphasis that was being positioned on addressing non-communicable ailments like hypertension and diabetes is given to prostate most cancers. “Can I, subsequently, make a plea to the Group and related officers that this matter turns into the main focus of pressing consideration and motion,” he stated.
Sir Clive,79, who captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985, hoped that CARICOM Well being Ministers would take note of prostate most cancers, saying he couldn’t recall “that a lot has been stated about it within the area.” “If I’m right, let what I say right this moment be a name to motion as a result of each one in 4, we do contract this sickness and a variety of our individuals are dying and dying needlessly,” he stated.
He stated “we’d like males to go and get examined” to curb the variety of deaths from prostate most cancers, noting that there are improved and extra exact salivary assessments.
The USA Nationwide Institutes of Well being reviews the findings of a analysis that states that globally, the Caribbean has one of many largest age-standardised prostate most cancers incidences which is 0.076% (76 males).
