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NCDs : A Caribbean Crisis

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a significant burden in the Caribbean, with high premature mortality rates and economic impacts. This urgent call to action highlights the need for regional cooperation and targeted interventions to address NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Key initiatives and recommendations have been put forth by health ministers to combat NCDs effectively.

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NCDs : A Caribbean Crisis

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  1. NCDs : A Caribbean Crisis Dr. Christopher Tufton Hon. Minister of Health, Jamaica

  2. NCDs : Burden in The Caribbean 3 out of 4 people die from an NCD

  3. NCDs: Caribbean Highest Premature Mortality Unconditional Probability of dying from an NCD between ages of 30 - 70 • Premature Mortality: • Caribbean = 19.3% • -Region of Americas = 15.6%

  4. NCDs : Population Affected

  5. NCDs : Economic Impact Trinidad & Tobago • US$1.2 Billion or 4.3% of GDP • Annual economic burden NCDs related to diabetes, hypertension & cancer Jamaica ( PAHO/WHO) • 17 Billion: Estimated loss in GDP due to NCDs & mental health conditions(2015- 2030) • 18 times Jamaica’s total health spend in 2013 *Source : PAHO/WHO and Working Document for the Forty –Third Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Georgetown, Guyana Nov. 2016

  6. NCDs: WHO Progress Monitor Report 2015( Non- Latin Caribbean Region)

  7. NCDs: WHO Progress Monitor Report 2015( Non- Latin Caribbean Region)

  8. NCDS: Opportunities • July 2016: • Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government the Conference clear directive to move the CARICOM towards attainment of the WHO NCD Goals and Targets. • September 2016: • Caribbean Cooperation in Health IV (CCH IV) adopted by the Thirtieth Meeting of the COHSOD • November 2016: • 43rd Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)  approved "Inter-sectoral Action against Non-Communicable Diseases” and establishment of Regional Multi-sector Taskforce in collaboration with COHSOD

  9. NCDs : A Call to Action In keeping with the decisions arising from international commitments on NCDs, I strongly call upon the Commonwealth Health Ministers to: • Re-commit to the Global NCD Agenda; • Establish Regional Multi-Sector Taskforce on NCDs; • Implement national legislation consistent with the provisions of the WHO FCTC and its guidelines; • Develop road-map to address childhood obesity among our school population; • Implement policies ( including fiscal ) to reduce consumption of tobacco, alcohol, sugar-sweetened beverages and energy dense nutrient-poor products; 6. Establish a regulatory regime for the compulsory food labelling of all commercially manufactured foods; 7. Strengthen health systems for NCD management with focus on primary health care and Universal Access.

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