Introduction Dr Kenwyn Nicholls wrote a letter to the editor of the Newsday local newspaper titled ‘TT Moves falls short on NCD Strategy’. This blog post is a response to that letter TT Moves – direct response to NCD prevalence In the letter, Dr Nicholls discusses the TT Moves campaign…
NCDs and the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago Budget On October 30th 2023, a letter to the editor of the Trinidad Express by international public health consultant Dr Kenwyn Nicholls titled ‘Have we dropped the ball on NCDs?’ was published. This blog post is a response to that question. In his…
Hypertension Statistics in Trinidad & Tobago It is a well-known fact that hypertension is one of the major chronic diseases plaguing the population of Trinidad and Tobago. According to the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO), Trinidad & Tobago’s incidence rate of hypertension is 25.8%, which is higher than the Caribbean’s incidence…
Flawed Newspaper Opinion article The writer of this opinion article dropped the ball when it came to addressing the prevailing topic. The article went off course at this point in the article quoted below: “In doing so, however, the minister must appreciate that business operations here are still conducted under…
Intended contribution (My intended contribution to the Town Hall Meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Social Services and Public Administration) The point I want to make today is about the way the country as a whole is addressing and attempting to combat the burgeoning problem of NCDs and obesity.…
Introduction In the last blog post, the author mentioned that Trinidad and Tobago has a burgeoning obesity problem in which 1 in 2 adults and 1 in 2 children are either overweight or obese. Being overweight or obese is a significant risk factor in the development of chronic disease and…
Trinidad and Tobago has an obesity rate that is getting worse with time. This increase has been especially noticeable in the paediatric and adolescent population in the country. The levels of obesity in children were so concerning that there was a Joint Select Committee formed in 2019 within the Trinidad…
Introduction On October 2, 2023, the Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives presented the budget for the 2023-2024 financial year. One aspect that has always piqued my interest is the allocation of funds for health and agriculture. These financial commitments shed some light on the government’s priorities, particularly in addressing…