The Pan American Health and Education Foundation presented this year s Clarence H. Moore Award to the Cancer Society of the Bahamas for its outstanding work and leadership in the fight against cancer.
Cancer is the third leading cause of death among men and women of the Bahamas.
This year the Award was shared with Ruben Pancca Jarandilla of Bolivia. Dr. Ronald Knowles, Minister of Health of Bahamas presented the Award to Mrs. Judy Ward Carter, President of the Cancer Society. Knowles noted that since the establishment of the Cancer Society of the Bahamas in 1976, it has provided an invaluable service in educating the public about cancer its prevention and treatment. Clarence H. Moore was a distinguished public administrator serving in the United Nations, PAHO, and the Foundation. A man of high idealism and altruistic motivation whose formative years were colored by the Great Depression.