Heads put spotlight on tackling scourge of NCDs

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CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada receives a Blood Pressure Apparatus from CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General Human and Social Development, Dr. Douglas Slater

The Region’s on-going challenges with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) came before the Thirty-Eighth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Grenada on Thursday.

This year is the tenth anniversary of the 2007 signing of the Port-of-Spain Declaration through which CARICOM Heads committed to tackling the scourge of NCDs.

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CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, receives a Blood Pressure Apparatus from Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development Dr. Douglas Slater

As a signal of the Region’s commitment to stepping up the fight, each Head was given a Blood Pressure Apparatus, and a symbolic presentation was made to CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell and CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.

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