THE POWER IN PARTNERSHIPS- ENHANCING DELIVERY AND BUILDING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
ENHANCING DELIVERY: STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS
HEALTH CARE
THE POWER IN PARTNERSHIPS- ENHANCING DELIVERY AND BUILDING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Tobago’ s health care facilities are comparable to the best offered regionally and globally. Over the last sixteen years, the PNM led Tobago House of Assembly has demonstrated that health and wellness are priorities for a progressively developing Tobago.
We believe that a well-structured and managed health care system will contribute to higher levels of productivity and efficiency among the workforce. We also believe that we have a duty and an obligation to take care of our unborn, our children, our adults and the elderly to elevate and improve the standard of living for all Tobagonians.
Over the next four years, we plan to:
• Promote the continued decentralisation of primary health care delivery to the community level
• Decrease the incidence of life style diseases by providing health education and early screening
• Providing early screening to address cancers in men by facilitating P. S. A. testing and other forms of screening at decentralised venues
• Reduce cancers in women by making mammograms, pap smears and other forms of cancers screening to local communities
• Refurbishment of the community health facilities on the island
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