National strategic plan for the prevention and control of non communicable diseases: Trinidad and Tobago 2017-2021

The National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NSP NCD) outlines the strategic direction for the response to Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Trinidad and Tobago (TTO), and the strategic outcomes that partners from government, private sector, and civil society will be engaged to collaborate towards their achievement over the period 2017-2021. This plan is in alignment with the national development strategy of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT), which acknowledges that multiple factors and social determinants combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities including inter alia, where people live, work, play, the environment, genetics, income, education, and relationship with friends and family. It utilises key approaches to population health and development including primary health care, universal health coverage, standards of care, integrated management, the Health in All Policies (HiAP), and multisectoral approaches which involve the whole of government (WOG) and whole of society (WOS).

Accreditation standards manual for health sector

The implementation of quality improvement systems is one of the most interesting and challenging developments in health care; in fact, it has emerged as a central focus for many health delivery systems internationally; Trinidad and Tobago being no exception. Quality systems in the context of health care reform have a fundamental purpose. The objective is to improve and maintain quality, effectiveness and efficiency. Ministries are introducing quality improvement programmes in an attempt to meet the needs of consumers whose expectations and demands have been growing with increasing awareness of their rights. Faced with the dilema of improving services with limited resources, systems for greater accountability must become an integral part of the quality agenda. External approaches

Drug formulary: a guide to rational drug prescribing

A document listing drugs, which may be purchased by the Ministry of Health, and containing information on the indications, contraindications, side effects,dosage and any other special information related to the drug.

Report of the National Workshop on Women, Health and Development in Trinidad and Tobago

The Report of the National Workshop on Women, Health and Development in Trinidad and Tobago served as a follow-up of the Regional Caribbean Workshop of l988 with the following objectives: 1) to identify the health problems of the women of Trinidad and Tobago and to look at how these impact on the national development process, and 2) to determine priorities for action and to formulate a national work plan taking account of the guidelines of the Caribbean Workshop on Women, Health and Development

Drug formulary: 1986

This formulary lists drugs which are used in Government health institutions of Trinidad and Tobago.