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

3. NCDs : Burden in The Caribbean
39,460
NCD Deaths
77%
Of all deaths are from an NCD
40%
Of NCD deaths are premature ( years)
3 out of 4 people die from an NCD

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

5. NCDs : Population Affected

6. 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( )
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

7. NCDs: WHO Progress Monitor Report 2015 ( Non- Latin Caribbean Region)
COUNTRY
NUMBER OF ‘FULLY ACHIEVED’ TARGETS
BARBADOS 7
JAMAICA
SURINAME 6
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 5
ST. KITTS & NEVIS 4
BAHAMA 3
BELIZE
GUYANA
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2
DOMINICA
GRENADA
ST. LUCIA
HAITI

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

9. NCDS: Opportunities July 2016: September 2016: November 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

10. 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.