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A new Health of the Nation Survey will be conducted this year to get a fix on Barbados’ growing non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic, which accounts for 80 per cent of deaths on the island, health minister Davidson Ishmael has announced.
The survey aims to provide crucial data for evidence-based policymaking, addressing the urgent need for updated information on dietary habits and nutrition status.
Ishmael, the minister of state in the Ministry of Health, made the announcement during the National Nutrition Centre’s conference for Nutrition Month on Wednesday.