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Cancer and cardiovascular disease are listed among the worrying health problems being targeted in the upcoming year.


Finance Minister Colm Imbert has also provided an update on the Central Block of the Port of Spain General Hospital.


Alicia Boucher has more in this report.
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00:00The 540-bed Port of Spain General Hospital Central Block is currently at 60% completion.
00:09Drive down Charlotte Street, you'll see it yourself.
00:11It is scheduled for opening in March 2025.
00:14On another note, Finance Minister Colman Byrd says action is being taken towards the implementation
00:20of several programs to fight cancer.
00:23Currently there are over 10,000 individuals in our nation who are living with various
00:28forms of cancer, with prostate cancer being the most common among men and breast cancer
00:33the most prevalent among women.
00:35Byrd says the US$10 million in equipment donated by Phoenix Gas Processes Ltd earlier in September
00:41will assist with early detection and effective diagnosis.
00:45And on the government's end…
00:47We are currently enhancing the lung cancer clinic through the procurement of specialized
00:52medical equipment that will be capable of providing advanced diagnostic and treatment
00:57services for lung cancer patients.
01:00The minister states that they are on the last of the three-phase program estimated at US$27
01:05million.
01:07According to Byrd, diabetes, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases account for the
01:12highest mortality rate internationally and here at home.
01:17Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality, accounting for more than 70%
01:22annually.
01:23Byrd says targeted programs like those on gestational diabetes and the Titi Moves campaigns
01:30seek to mitigate that.
01:31Meanwhile, Byrd says several initiatives in collaboration with iGovTiti are to be launched
01:36by December 2025 geared towards full digitization of the public health care system.
01:42Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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