The HCC Secretariat was established in July 2012 in Barbados through the kind support of Sagicor Life Inc Barbados.
Sagicor Life Inc was established in Barbados in 1840 as The Barbados Mutual Life Assurance Society. Today, Sagicor Life Inc is the leading indigenous provider of financial services and is one of the most successful companies on the island.
The HCC Secretariat has been funded through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sagicor since July 2012. The Sagicor MOU covers the daily operations of the HCC including the modest office housed in Caribbean Catalyst Inc., the Executive Director and the part time IT Manager.
Without the generous support of Sagicor Life Inc. the work of the HCC over the past 6 years would not have been possible. One of the major challenges faced by civil society organisations globally is lack of core funding to support daily operational costs. Private sector can play a significant role in meeting this gap and we applaud the leadership and commitment to fighting NCDs that Sagicor Life has displayed through this support for the HCC.
Some Examples of HCC and Sagicor Working Together:
At the end of October 2018, in recognising the HCC’s 10th Anniversary, Sagicor Life Inc. CEO Ed Clarke presented HCC Executive Director Maisha Hutton and President, Sir Trevor Hassell with a fantastic 10th Anniversary gift. Read more
Sagicor Life Inc. has once again committed funding for the operations of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) through an extension of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Read more
The Caribbean NCD Forum: Supporting national and regional advocacy in the Caribbean in the lead up to the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in 2018, Kingston, Jamaica, 23rd-25th April 2018. Sagicor Life Inc. part sponsored this event with the World Diabetes Foundation. Read more
HCC Signs MOU for 3 More Years. On July 10, 2015 the HCC officially renewed its relationship with Sagicor Life Barbados signing and extending Memorandum of Understanding for a further 3 years, 2015 – 2018. Read more
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) is pleased to make available the Caribbean Civil Society Cervical Cancer Advocacy Handbook and Planning Tool, A practical tool for the design & implementation of community based cervical cancer advocacy initiatives. Read more
The CCCEP ‘End Cervical Cancer NOW’ campaign was created to raise awareness of cervical cancer, the HPV vaccination and to lobby the heads of Caribbean Governments to ‘Increase Caribbean women’s access to affordable Cervical Cancer screening‘ Read more
March 6, 2013
With the help of the American Cancer Society and Sagicor Life Inc. HCC lead a series of regional cervical cancer advocacy initiatives to raise the profile of Cervical Cancer and it’s prevention. Read more
On the 18th September 2012 at the headquarters of the United Nations sub regional office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Sagicor Life Inc. and the Healthy Caribbean Coalition took place. Read more
Sagicor Healthy Advocacy in the Media
