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Sandals Foundation Island Challenge raises £130K to support paediatric care across the Caribbean

Charity
Harry Kemble
27 October 2025

A suite of lifesaving equipment will be purchased for a special care baby unit in Saint Lucia using funds raised by 30 aspiring athletes who took part in a gruelling charity challenge organised by the Sandals Foundation.

Sandals Foundation Island Challenge
Credit: Sandals Foundation

Athletes on the starting line on day one of the third annual Sandals Foundation Island Challenge (Credit: Sandals Foundation)

The athletes raised more than £130,000 to support the Millennium Heights Medical Complex in Saint Lucia as well as paediatric healthcare across the Caribbean.

A neonatal ventilator, a nesting system, an infant warmer, an incubator, an infusion pump, a jaundice meter and infant blankets to stabilise and treat complications and infections will all be bought.

“Each piece of equipment that has been pledged to the Special Care Baby Unit will significantly improve the quality of care we are able to provide for families in their most vulnerable time,” said Dr Lashorn Christian, head of Paediatric Department at the Millenium Heights Medical Complex.