The Tribune

THE Tribune radio stations and the Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas have joined forces for a ‘Movember Bahamas’ initiative this month to raise awareness of prostate cancer, said to be the primary cause of death among older men.

Tomorrow, 100 Jamz and Joy FM will be promoting free PSA testing in Rawson Square with Doctors Hospital between noon and 4pm and on Friday Y98 FM and KISS 96 FM will do the same at the Rotary joint social.

The radio stations launched the initiative on November 7 with morning show interviews. ‘Movember Bahamas’ aims to help positively impact the experience of men’s health issues in the country by increasing awareness of men’s diseases through education, raising funds to assist those men requiring treatment but unable to afford it, and assisting the Global Movember Foundation with funding for research for men’s health issues.

Men have been asked to show their support by growing a moustache during the month of November, to learn about men’s health issues and be prepared to discuss them when someone takes note of their moustache, make a donation to Movember Bahamas through Rotary, and encourage women to wear fake moustaches to also stimulate the discussion.

Globally the Movember Foundation has raised US $61.1m for research into men’s health issues.