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Webinar: Changing Systems, Healthier Lives: The Caribbean Road to UN High Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health
On the 13 March, 2025 in commemoration of World Obesity Day and under the theme “Changing Systems, Healthier Lives”, the HCC hosted a webinar, “Changing Systems, Healthier Lives: The Caribbean Road to UN High Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health” attended by over 150 people it covered the following:
- it outlined key advocacy priorities for Caribbean countries in preparation for the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs.
- it presented examples of ongoing efforts and success stories in NCD prevention, control, and advocacy within the Caribbean region, highlighting potential progress or setbacks if advocacy priorities are not addressed.
- it explored how attendees can amplify the Regional Advocacy Priorities through their local, regional and global work.
Useful resources:
- Conflict of Interest in Policymaking for Non-communicable Diseases a Primer for Public Sector Policymakers in the Caribbean
- Safeguarding Public Health Nutrition in the Caribbean During Emergencies: Guidelines for Managing Donations from the Commercial Sector
- GCHA’s Latin America Caribbean Network is one of those spaces where we can begin strategizing and collaborating around climate change and health. Become a member:
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