The National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica was tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday.
The five-year strategic plan is aimed at tackling the prevalence of NCD’s in Jamaica and addresses the four major conditions causing death and illness among Jamaicans: cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease.
One of the main goals of the plan is to increase physical activity among Jamaicans by 10 percent by 2025.
Discussions are also taking place with the Ministry of Education to reintroduce compulsory physical education in schools. According to the Health Minister, obesity is the number one health problem in Jamaica from which many NCDs develop, including diabetes and as much as 90 percent of cancers.
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Five year plan to increase level of physical fitness presented
