BARBADOS PLANNING FOR WORLD CUP
They will be 40 000-strong. They will be landing and coming ashore. Some of them will get sick. Who will care for them?
The responsibility of putting in place a strong, foolproof medical plan to cater to the many fans coming to Barbados for the 2007 International Cricket Council World Cup (CWC) rests with Dr Adrian Lorde.
It's a tough job, but Lorde believes he and his colleagues at the medical directorate for the Barbados local organising committee, have adequate medical resources and facilities to deal with the influx.
"We have written the manuals and we have been putting the templates all in place," said Lorde, who is chairman of medical services and disaster management.
"The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has always been a sore thumb, but we have received assurances and we will have upgrades at the hospital to cater for the World Cup, and these will benefit Barbados in general, both in the short-term and the long-term.
"We will have new facilities – operating theatres – and we are also looking at the drug service. We need to look at the drug service closely and we have the funding to purchase new drugs.
"This will be done to safeguard against illnesses, as well as new and re-emerging diseases – some of which we might encounter in a global event such as this."
Lorde was speaking while bringing tournament officials up to speed on details during the tenth venue summit at Hilton Barbados. More than 300 delegates from around the globe have been attending planning meetings over the past nine days.
"The drugs we are looking at have to be made available. These have been identified and ordered already. As you will be aware, drugs have expiry dates and we need to make sure we are on top of the game. We have been concentrating on having a full stock," said Lorde, who is also responsible for the Anti-Doping process during the tournament.
"Already we in Barbados have 144 medical volunteers and they have gone through training. Now, there will be retraining in CPR and First Aid.
"We will also have the Barbados Sports Medicine Association training them in sports related injuries and other injuries relating to athletes and high performance sportsmen.
"We have been getting 'green status' assessment from the organisers from Day 1. We have been putting the processes in place for the competition. We are ready for the Cup!"
The responsibility of putting in place a strong, foolproof medical plan to cater to the many fans coming to Barbados for the 2007 International Cricket Council World Cup (CWC) rests with Dr Adrian Lorde.
It's a tough job, but Lorde believes he and his colleagues at the medical directorate for the Barbados local organising committee, have adequate medical resources and facilities to deal with the influx.
"We have written the manuals and we have been putting the templates all in place," said Lorde, who is chairman of medical services and disaster management.
"The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has always been a sore thumb, but we have received assurances and we will have upgrades at the hospital to cater for the World Cup, and these will benefit Barbados in general, both in the short-term and the long-term.
"We will have new facilities – operating theatres – and we are also looking at the drug service. We need to look at the drug service closely and we have the funding to purchase new drugs.
"This will be done to safeguard against illnesses, as well as new and re-emerging diseases – some of which we might encounter in a global event such as this."
Lorde was speaking while bringing tournament officials up to speed on details during the tenth venue summit at Hilton Barbados. More than 300 delegates from around the globe have been attending planning meetings over the past nine days.
"The drugs we are looking at have to be made available. These have been identified and ordered already. As you will be aware, drugs have expiry dates and we need to make sure we are on top of the game. We have been concentrating on having a full stock," said Lorde, who is also responsible for the Anti-Doping process during the tournament.
"Already we in Barbados have 144 medical volunteers and they have gone through training. Now, there will be retraining in CPR and First Aid.
"We will also have the Barbados Sports Medicine Association training them in sports related injuries and other injuries relating to athletes and high performance sportsmen.
"We have been getting 'green status' assessment from the organisers from Day 1. We have been putting the processes in place for the competition. We are ready for the Cup!"
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