non communicable diseases

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it will continue its partnership with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in fighting Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that are wreaking havoc on the economies of the regions of the Americas.

Chronic NCDs, including heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease account for more than 70% of deaths globally and is the number one killer in the Americas, which include the Caribbean region.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Ernest Pate, PAHO Caribbean Programme Coordinator has asserted that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must be more data driven in the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

He also called upon CARICOM Heads of Government to “move” their commitment from principle to practice, noting that adequate resources were an imperative to fighting NCDs.