March 5, 2021
A data dashboard, displaying the explosion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Barbados, similar to the COVID-19 dashboard produced by the Ministry of Health, was Thursday suggested by a medical expert.
Dr Kenneth Connell, Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Medicine at UWI Cave Hill, told the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s
World Obesity Day Virtual Webinar the prevalence of lifestyle diseases should be displayed in simple, easy-to-understand formats if the country is ever to control the rise of the deadly illnesses.
The rise of NCDs, especially among the youth, over the last several years, warrants a change in the way health officials addressed the issue, similar to the way COVID-19 information is given daily via a dashboard, he suggested.