One Caribbean August 2018

Monthly Bulletin: Issue #22 August 2018

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STEERING COMMIT TEE MESSAGE Dear Colleagues,

The MSDF priority area “A Healthy Caribbean” focuses on strengthening the ability of the state to provide universal access to equitable, quality services, and healthy nutrition and to harness the knowledge needed for prevention of disease, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the major causes of illness and death in the region. It demands action on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV/ AIDS and related stigma and discrimination and to promote sustainable agricultural production for improved health outcomes.

This month’s bulletin reflects the work of the United Nations system in the Caribbean as agencies and partners give a concerted effort to achieving a healthy Caribbean. Accomplishing this goal means striving towards a Caribbean that is focused on ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases. This includes implementing laws, policies and systems to support healthy lifestyles among all segments of the population.

From strengthening pharmacovigilance of medicines to focusing on improving health care services, the UN in the Caribbean has made significant strides in building a healthier region. Plans, strategies and resources have also been developed and allocated to ensure that this goal is not only achieved but that no one is left behind in the process.

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TOP STORY GUYANA: HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM THE SUBREGIONAL COUNTRIES RECEIVED CAPACITY BUILDING ON POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND PHARMACOVIGILANCE OF MEDICINES

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This workshop is special as it is one of the first times that CARICOM member states have gathered specifically to talk about substandard and falsified medicines and pharmacovigilance. It highlights the growing importance the region is placing on regulatory issues, and approaches to regulatory strengthening. It is meant to begin a dialogue around strategies and approaches to strengthen our national and collective response to these challenges. The UN in Guyana and other experts will share experiences and best practices from working with countries around the world on these issues. Strong medicines monitoring systems do not necessarily need to cost a lot of money. Click here to read more.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN UN CARIBBEAN BARBADOS: REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRAINED TO RESPOND IN THE AFTERMATH OF A NATURAL DISASTER

As the Region prepares for possible impacts from the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the United Nations in Barbados along with their partners have embarked on a project to build resilience and psychosocial support across the Caribbean. The workshop is part of a joint project entitled “Building individual and social resilience to cope with the impacts of natural hazard events: enhancing capacity for mental health and psychosocial support in disaster management in the Caribbean”. Click here to read more.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN UN CARIBBEAN JAMAICA: THE UN, WITH SUPPORT OF UNITED KINGDOM’S DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (DFID), MOVE FORWARD WITH SMART HEALTH CARE FACILITIES PROJECT

Five health centres have been selected for retrofitting and the Design and Inspection Contracts have been appointed. The Design Phase is to be completed in 2018. The UN in Jamaica is implementing close monitoring of the project with monthly planning and monitoring meetings with the Ministry of Health (MOH) project and senior teams.

One of the objectives is to build capacity of the MOH to institutionalize the Smart Health Care Facilities programme and garner additional resources for implementation of priorities for improving the resilience of the sector. Click here to read more.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN UN CARIBBEAN SUBREGIONAL DIALOGUE ON HEALTH FINANCING As part of the strong commitment of CARICOM Member States to advance Universal access to health and universal health coverage (Universal Health) in the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) will hold a Subregional Dialogue on Health Financing in the Caribbean on the 28 and 29 August 2018 at Hilton Hotel Barbados.The Subregional Dialogue will bring together high-level government officials, international experts and subregional partners to discuss the main challenges on financing health services in the Caribbean and identify opportunities for strengthening subregional collaboration to tackle common challenges jointly.

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UN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PARTNERS WITH LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION The UN system in the Caribbean has been making significant strides over the years to address the issue of mental health in the region. While there have been numerous programmes and strategies developed to aid in combatting this issue, there are still countries in the Caribbean that need more assistance in meeting the mental health needs of their population.

The UN in Trinidad and Tobago has been working with partners to assist the country in building its understanding of mental health and creating safe spaces where mental health information and services are readily available to the public. To further achieve this, the UN system in Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the MindWise Project, a registered non-profit organization.

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BUILDING SUSTAINABLE MINDS IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The MindWise Project is a hub for accessing resources and tools for mental health education and awareness that is relevant to Trinidad and Tobago.

The project is focused on building a digital eco-system of knowledge sharing, improving access to mental health awareness and Educational Content to the community at large as well as nurturing collaboration and strategic implementation between mental health service providers and the stakeholder representatives, resulting in stronger interventions with the public and a more sustainable impact.

Photos: A few of the participants from the launch of the MindWise Project

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TUNE IN: MENTAL HEALTH SERIES LAUNCHES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The mental health series titled “Building Sustainable Minds� was also launched as part of the collaboration between the MindWise Project and the UN in Trinidad and Tobago. The series is another avenue to disseminate critical information on mental health through the perspective of mental health professionals. In Episode One of the series, Dr. Humphrey, one of the leading Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Service Providers in Trinidad and Tobago, discusses the realities of mental health in the workplace, how to create safespaces and gives advice on policies and the importance on breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness, by reframing it as mental wellness.

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UNICEF Belize and partners hosted Adolescent Health Open House, a town hall forum to discuss health concerns and brainstorming to improve response for adolescent health. Ministry of Health Belize, with the partnership of PAHO, UNICEF, UNFPA along with other agencies is currently in the process of developing an adolescent health strategy.

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Photo: PAHO Caribbean Subregional Program Coordination

Dr. Godfrey Xuereb, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and OECS and Lt. Col. The Hon. Jeffrey Bostic, Minister of Health and Wellness, Barbados at the mental health professionals training session in Barbados.

Photo: UNICEF Belize

Children from Toledo and Stann Creek Districts talking/sharing/ discussing about the situation of children in southern Belize. The UN in Belize and partners conduct national consultations as they update the Situational Analysis of Women and Children in Belize.

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A man does surveillance at the Protein From Waste (PFW) Centre in Grenada

Photo: PAHO-WHO: Jamaica, Bermuda and Cayman Islands

The UN supports RELDA at the Annual Meeting of the Arbovirus Diagnosis Laboratory Network and the initiative to strengthen information sharing and collaboration as well as surveillance management across 27 participating countries and 32 labs in the region.

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And the award goes to...

UN Project wins National Energy Globe Award Grenada 2018 Prior to the implementation of the Protein from Waste plant, Grenada was plagued with several major environmental, economic and social challenges. The indiscriminate dumping of hazardous waste oil which was fouling land, water and coastal resources while decomposition of organic waste led to the increase in air pollution by methane gas.

The solution is to convert organic waste such as animal, fish and brewery waste into high grade protein feed for animals. Waste oil is used to produce steam for cooking the organic waste at high temperature. In other words, motor oil is converted into cooking fuel. Click here to read more.

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HEADLINES UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund provides important support to the Caribbean Regional Working Conference on Disaster Recovery and Heritage Preservation Children of Upper Suriname “Beat Plastic Pollution” Participants in Benque, Belize discuss case studies on trafficking in persons. Photo Credit: IOM Belize

Companies are Pivotal to promote Gender Equality

Promoting a Peaceful Caribbean: UNLIREC provides Containerized Test Firing Range PAHO boosts breast imaging services in The Cayman Islands IOM Holds Regional Workshop on Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals in Panama WHAT’S NEW? ILO presents at “Connecting the Dots” Symposium on Future of Work and Ageing MOU signed to conduct 6th Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in Guyana Resource Needs Model Used to Cost Guyana National HIV And AIDS Strategic Plan (HIVISION 2020)

Justin Scharf, IOM Project Assistant, present on Communication for Development and Migration. Photo Credit: IOM Belize

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