About us
Welcome to our dynamic and passionate team, dedicated to cancer population screenings in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Together with our chain partners, we are committed to detecting cancer as early as possible, increasing the chances of a successful and often less invasive treatment.
Our story began in 2019 with the pilot breast cancer screening program in Bonaire, driven by just one person. After a temporary stop in March 2020, the breast cancer screening program on Bonaire was resumed in May 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport (VWS) to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). It is now possible to participate in both breast cancer and cervical cancer screening on all three islands. The start of colorectal cancer screening is expected in 2025.
On 5 October 2020, former State Secretary Paul Blokhuis ordered the introduction of population screening programs for cancer on Bonaire, Statia and Saba. In the European Netherlands, we have three cancer screening programs: breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer screening. RIVM's Centre for Population Screening organizes these population screenings in the Caribbean Netherlands. We do this in collaboration with Saba Cares and Public Health and Prevention Clinic and other Health Care Organizations on the islands.
Please feel free to contact the team on Bonaire
Team Population Screening Caribbean Netherlands
Telephone or Whatsapp: (+599) 7810476
Mail: screeningCN@rivm.nl
Location:
Kaya L.D. Gerharts 12, Bonaire Caribbean Netherlands
Or our partners on Saba and Sint Eustatius
Saba Cares
Telephone: (+599) 4163288 press 4
Mail: info@sabacares.org
Location:
Paris Hill Road #12 The Bottom, Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
Public Health and Prevention Clinic
Telephone: (+599) 318 2891
Mail: Shanna.mercera-gibbs@statiagov.com
Location:
Charles A. Woodley Road # 2E Golden Rock, St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands
In collaboration with:
Fundashon Mariadal, Bonaire
Openbaar Lichaam Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius Health Care Foundation
Sint Maarten Medical Center
