National Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2017-2025.

This National Plan outlines the course of action for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to combat the Non Communicable Disease (NCD) epidemic that is profoundly affecting the population. The Plan describes the epidemiological situation for NCDs in the country and provides an overview of the risk factors underlying these NCDS, clearly demonstrating the need for an effective coordinated response. The Plan focuses on five priority areas: co-ordination and management of NCDs; healthy and active communities through integrated management; reducing NCD risk factors and increasing protective factors; strengthening of health systems and surveillance, research and information. The Plan also develops a set of objectives and related activities, based on a multi-sectoral approach aimed at the reorientation of the national primary health care systems and including: labelling of food, subsidies for healthy food, setting salt targets in selected food, ensuring food security, development of food based dietary guidelines.