NCDs and COVID-19: Building Back Better Services

Date: 
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Time: 
2:00 p.m. (EST)
Description: 

What: NCDs and COVID-19: Building Back Better Services

This webinar explores the relationship between Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and COVID-19, with key insights from experts and country perspectives on balancing the demands of the health system during the pandemic.

It brings together participants from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries. The participants will be representatives from Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Education, Commerce, Transport; Planning Units; Non- Governmental Organizations; Regional and International Organizations; Academia; Trade Unions; Private Sector; Media; Youth Representatives and Persons Living with Noncommunicable Diseases (PLWNCD).

Objective(s) of the meeting: 

This webinar explores the relationship between Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and COVID-19, with key insights from experts and country perspectives on balancing the demands of the health system during the pandemic.

Brief synthesis of the topics: 
  • Welcome and Introductory remarks – Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative
  • Remarks – Honourable Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Antigua and Barbuda
  • Feature Address – Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus of PAHO/WHO
  • Results of NCD service delivery and COVID-19 surveys - Dr Anselm Hennis, Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH,) PAHO/WHO
  • Impact of COVID-19 on service delivery - Ms Trudy Griffith, President of the Diabetes Association, Barbados
  • COVID-19 and Cancer      
  • St Lucia HEARTS -  Dr Sharon Belmar-George, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, St Lucia
  • Recommended modifications for safe and effective delivery of services - Dr Anselm Hennis, Director of NMH, PAHO/WHO

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Speakers. Brief summary of the curriculum: 
  • Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative
  • Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus PAHO/WHO
  • Dr. Anselm Hennis, Director Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO/WHO
  • Hon. Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Dr. Sharon Belmar-George, Chief Medical Officer of St. Lucia
  • Ms. Trudy Griffith, President, Diabetes Association of Barbados
  • Dr. Carlene Radix, Head of the Health Desk at the OECS Secretariat
  • Mrs. Maisha Hutton, Executive Director, Healthy Caribbean Coalition
Keywords: 
NCDs, Cancer, Noncommunicable Disease
Link: 
https://www.paho.org/en/events/ncds-and-covid-19-building-back-better-services
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