Caribbean Wellness Day – Stronger Together 2020

Caribbean Wellness Day 2020

 

Caribbean Wellness Day is celebrated by CARICOM countries on the second Saturday in September, as part of a unified response to promote health and prevent and control the epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases or NCDs.

 

This year, the people of the Caribbean region will celebrate 12 years since the 2007 landmark summit, ‘Declaration of Port of Spain: Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases’ under a new theme, ‘Power Through Collective Action’ with the sub theme – “Stronger Together 2020” .

This year Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) sub theme aligns with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) mental health awareness campaign.

 

REFERENCES

https://today.caricom.org/2020/09/12/message-caribbean-wellness-day-dr-joy-st-john-carpha/