ROSEAU, Dominica CMC -The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in a significant collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched two major Cooperation among Countries for Health Development (CCHD) projects. These projects are not just initiatives but significant steps toward disease elimination and better care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The projects emanate from the PAHO Director’s flagship initiatives on Disease Elimination and Better Care for NCDs. The PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, Dr. Amalia Del Riego, said the collaboration is “a symbolic celebration of renewed partnerships in collaboration with the OECS.
“This is about passion, leadership, and the willingness to unite and come together for the good of the people, hence the theme for the implementation of the projects: ‘United to Advance Health and Wellness,’ while strengthening collaboration between the OECS and PAHO,” she said, providing a brief background to the two PAHO funded projects.
The chair of the OECS Council of Ministers of Health, Cassanni Laville of Dominica, pledged to continue strengthening health systems across the OECS region.
“One of the things we must look at is to foster innovation wherever possible and to collaborate. This is the spirit in which we are here to foster that spirit of collaboration, build synergies, and leverage upon what is already working for us.
“When I consider what we are all about, generally it is the same thing: a better livelihood for our people, equitable access, better quality of health, and improved health care outcomes,” she added.
The disease elimination component of the project aims to eliminate diseases and conditions that continue to affect the nine-member subregional grouping. The better care for NCDs component will focus on improving care for non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, which are leading causes of mortality.
Both projects aim to foster sustainable development through more muscular primary healthcare-based health systems, collaboration among countries, and the promotion of inclusive and integrated healthcare strategies across the region.
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