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…
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 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…