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The Barry Wint Memorial Fund Established February 23, 2008 at the Advancements in Medicine 2008 Conference |
DR. BARRINGTON A. WINT (CD)CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER of JAMAICA (1989-2006)
Dr. Wint was the chief architect of the Advancements in Medicine Conference. In December 2005, Dr. Barry Wint, Professor Archibald McDonald and Professor Gordon Shirley, visited Minnesota to review the finding of the OSDJ Fact Finding Mission of May 2005 and to participate in the launching of the Mayo Clinic Jamaica Diversity Network Group. In response to the report, Dr. Wint suggested that the first response should be focused on developing the relationships between the medical professionals in Jamaica and the United State through an annual medical conference.
We are grateful to Mrs. Yvonne Wint and family for giving us the permission to launch the Barry Wint Memorial Fund. The fund will be used to provide scholarships to medical, nurses and public health students in Jamaica and to aid in the infrastructure development of medical facilities in Jamaica.
Members of the Jamaican Diaspora, we ask you to join us in building on this solid foundation for improving the healthcare delivery system of Jamaica. One passion of the late Dr. Barry Wint, was to see patient care fully funded in Jamaica. On one of his visits to Minnesota, he indicated that there are over 2.5 million Jamaicans living outside the country and if each would contribute US$1.00 per month to healthcare in Jamaica the country would have a healthcare system that rivals any first world country. We encourage the support of everyone to make contributions to the fund and tell others about its establishment.
The Barry Wint Memorial Fund will be administered by a board consisting of:
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