Bridgetown.
Barbadians suffering from strokes and heart attacks are a major worry for health officials, says Dr Kenneth George, Senior Medical Officer in the Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health with responsibility for chronic non-communicable diseases.
According to George, 559 Barbadians had strokes between 2009 and 2010 and 182 suffered from heart attacks during a month part of that period.
George pointed out that some of of these people did not make it to a hospital and 26 percent of those who were there succumbed to the disease.
"The problem is certainly real, the chronic disease burden is high", said George.
