The Strategic Plan of Action for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the Countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is in tended to form a road map for action and resource mobilisation at both the regional and country levels. The Plan also includes recommendations for country plans, and at the national level, countries need to own the Plan by adapting it according to their priorities, adopting it and identifying their own sustainable funding for NCDs, e.g., a National Health Fund. Regional funds can and may be injected.
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The CCCFP is a binding treaty focusing on cooperation and collaboration of Caribbean people, fishermen and their governments in conserving, managing and sustainably utilising fisheries and related ecosystems.Â
The strong regional fisheries policy supports the welfare and well-being of all Caribbean people.
The Caribbean Council for Science and Technology (CCST) is pleased to present, for the consideration of the leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), this Regional Policy Framework for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). It is now the only such document to be put forward by a regional body which attempts to specifically guide the region’s policy and decision-makers on building STI capacity to meet the pressing new demands of the knowledge-driven era.