Table 1 Number of radiotherapy services per country compared to the recommended number of machines

Antigua and Barbuda

96

198*

The Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean (private)

-

1

1

< 1

< 1*

The Bahamas

386

933

The Cancer Centre Bahamas (private)

-

1

1

2

1

Barbados

287

1245

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (public)

1

-

1

2

2

Belize

383

358

-

-

-

0

2

< 1

Dominica

72

148*

-

-

-

0

< 1

< 1*

Grenada

111

230*

-

-

-

0

< 1

< 1*

Guyana

779

751

Cancer Institute of Guyana (private)

-

1

1

4

< 1

Haiti

11 123

12 366

-

-

-

0

62

15

Jamaica

2935

7348

Cornwall Centre for Cancer Treatment (public)

Kingston Public Hospital (public)

Radiation Oncology Centre of Jamaica (private)

National Cancer Treatment Centre, St. Joseph’s Hospital (public)

2

3

5

16

9

St. Kitts and Nevis

52

108*

-

-

-

0

< 1

1*

St. Lucia

182

376

-

-

-

0

1

< 1

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

110

227*

-

-

-

0

< 1

< 1*

Suriname

576

1042

Radiotherapeutic Centre Suriname, Academic Hospital Paramaribo (public)

-

2

2

3

1

Trinidad and Tobago

1390

3369

National Radiotherapy Centre, St, James Medical Complex (public)

Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre (private)

Southern Medical Clinic (private)

1

3

4

8

4

All countries

18 482

28 699

4

11

15

105

40