ANGUILLA National NCD Commission
COMMISSION PROFILE
| Status as at September 2023 | Inactive |
| Country | Anguilla |
| Name | The Anguilla NNCDC |
| Status as at September 2023 | Inactive |
| Date of establishment | - |
| Date of first meeting | July 22nd 2015 |
| Date of last meeting | April 27th 2016 |
| Number of meetings over past 12 months | 2 |
| Chairperson’s name | Dr. Aisha Andrewin |
| Title | Chief Medical Officer |
| Organisational affiliation | Ministry of Health and Social Development |
| Duration of tenure | 1 year to date |
| Legal authority/reference | Approved by the Executive Council |
| Location(sector/entity) | Ministry of Health |
| Mandate/Scope of work | The role of the CNCD Commission can be summarized / encapsulated as follows:
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| Terms of reference | Yes as in mandate above |
| Conflict of interest policy | No |
| Code of ethics | No |
| Standard operating procedures | Yes |
| NNCDC strategic plan/plan of action | Yes |
| Decision-making process (consensus, majority, other) | Consensus |
| Membership and Personnel | 18 members 2 ex offico Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Chief Medical Officer and endorsed by Permanent Secretary of Health. The Commission may co-opt further members should it be required. Appointments to the Commission shall be for a period of up three years, which may be extended for further periods. However the termination of appointment is automatic if an individual no longer holds the substantive position that warranted their appointment. Likewise the reappointment to that post would be whoever individual takes that set position. |
| Government sector membership and level of representation |
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| Civil society membership and level of representation |
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| Private sector membership and level of representation | Private Physician |
| Ex officio members | Permanent Secretary, PAHO County Representative |
| Secretariat exists? If so, please give date of establishment | No |
| Resources | None identified (currently representatives meet their targets through their organisation budgets/ donors) |
| Full-time human resources/functions | No |
| Part-time human resources/functions | No |
| Main functions (advisory, accountability, strategic planning, project/programme implementation, other) | Refer to ToR |
| Main areas of interventions for NCDs and NCD risk factors | The four major NCDs and their four related risk factors. (NCDs: Diabetes, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Chronic Respiratory.) (Risk factors: Unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco exposure and alcohol abuse) |
| Other health issues that the NCD/Wellness Commission /Wellness Coordinating Mechanism addresses | None |
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| Framework(s) of reference (national policy, strategy or plan; international plans/strategies) |
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| Focus of interventions (legislation, taxation, policy development, project/programme development, project/programme implementation, capacity building, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, other) |
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| Work groups/subcommittees/task forces and their functions | The committee does it work through members affiliated departments and association.
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| Accountability mechanisms (periodicity of monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and to whom; financial accountability mechanisms) | A reporting template is being draft for the Commission Members to be submitted to the Coordinator of the Commission who will compile the reports into a progress report and submit to the Commission chair. The Commission will discuss this at a scheduled meeting and performance review. |
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| Success factors |
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| Main challenges |
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How were these challenges overcome? Specifically:
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| Partnerships, technical cooperation (TC) – please summarize partners and relevant TC areas | None |
| Main source(s) of funding and approximate percentage of funding from each source | Government of Anguilla, 100% Technical support and project funds for the Commission are provided out of the funds allocated to the various departments/sectors, or their own resource mobilization efforts. |
| Indicative annual budget (USD) | None |
| Resource mobilisation, main areas | None |
| Mechanisms for sustainability | To be developed |
NNCDC ADVOCACY WORK
| Status as at December 2021 | Inactive (no information available) |
MENTAL HEALTH| Develop and implement a comprehensive mental health plan that complies with international human rights instruments, includes allocated human and financial resources, and undergoes regular monitoring against indicators or targets for implementation | - |
| Decriminalize suicide, suicide attempts and other acts of self-harm | - |
| Increase public awareness about mental health and how to stop discrimination through campaigns that involve individuals living with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities | - |
| Introduce brief interventions for hazardous substance use | - |
| Advocate with other sectors such as housing, education, social welfare etc for the support of people with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities | - |
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT| Does the NNCDC structure include a position for a youth representative? | - |
| Is the NNCDC connected to other organizations that prioritize youth engagement? | - |
| Has the NNCDC utilized social media campaigns to target youth? | - |
5 NCD RISK FACTORS
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TOBACCO USE| Reduced affordability of tobacco products by increasing tobacco excise taxes and prices | - |
| Protect people from tobacco smoke by creating, by law, implementing completely smoke-free environments in all indoor workplaces, public places, and public transport | - |
| Warn individuals of the dangers of tobacco and tobacco smoke through effective health warnings and mass media campaigns | - |
| Implement and enforce bans on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship | - |
| Ban the sale of tobacco to minors | - |
| Support plain packaging and pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages | - |
| Implement measures to minimize illicit trade in tobacco products | - |
| Assess the usage and impact of e-cigarettes, and develop appropriate control measures if indicated, including through legislation and regulations for tobacco control | - |
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY| Raise public awareness of physical inactivity through mass media public spaces and other programmes | - |
| Develop population-based, age-specific guidelines on physical activity. | - |
| Advocate for the design of public spaces that are supportive of physical activity. | - |
UNHEALTHY DIET| Reduce salt intake and salt content of food | - |
| Replace trans fats with unsaturated fat | - |
| Raise public awareness of unhealthy diet through mass media and other programmes | - |
| Place taxes on sugar sweetened beverages | - |
| Implement nutritional labelling policies which promote consumption of healthier foods and beverages | - |
| Develop and implement school policies which restrict the availability of unhealthy foods and beverages within schools and their surroundings | - |
HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL| Raise excise taxes on alcoholic beverages | - |
| Regulate commercial and public availability of alcohol | - |
| Enforce restrictions or bans on alcohol promotion and advertising | - |
| Collaborate with NGOs and Ministry of Transport to educate the public on the harmful use of alcohol | - |
| Advocate for the introduction of breathalyser testing | - |
AIR POLLUTION| Improve housing conditions and ensure access to clean energy sources for indoor cooking, heating and lighting | - |
| Create awareness and develop appropriate strategies to reduce exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in households | - |
| Phase out health-harmful subsidies for fossil fuels and polluting industries and introduce penalties for polluters and/or taxes on pollution | - |
| Include air quality measures in urban, rural and transport planning at city, regional and national level, including measures to encourage modal shift and active mobility, noting the additional benefits to health, wellbeing, and reduction of health inequalities | - |
| Adopt and strictly enforce emissions standards for all pollutants in all relevant sectors, including industry, energy, transport, waste, and agricultures | - |