Small island, big moves on NCDs

Hon Jahnel Nisbett says she knew her government’s awareness-raising on NCDs was working when a schoolgirl corrected the Sweet Potato Pie recipe that she was reading out to the girl’s class. “No —that’s too much sugar!” she exclaimed. The Caribbean island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis has the third highest NCDs mortality rate in the Americas, according to the Pan American Health Organization. In today’s episode Nisbett, Minister of Health, Gender and Social Development in the Nevis Administration, outlines the unique challenges faced by the country and its responses to date to the growing epidemic. Voices of the Health Revolution is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it.Discover more: actonncds.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.