HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY, ENVIRONMENT AND STANDARDS By Joel Henry
The Health, Safety, Security and Environment sectors provide goods and services that contribute to the well-being of individuals, organisations and the society in general. The condition of these sectors is closely related to Government policy, whether through direct investment, in the case of the health sector, or through regulation.
HEALTH Trinidad and Tobago has a large public health system and a smaller but growing private system.
T&T Public Health Sector TT$6.02 billion allocated in the 2017/2018 Budget Construction underway for new hospitals in Arima and Point Fortin Overseen by the Ministry of Health and 5 Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) 2 medical complexes 8 hospitals 6 health facilities
95 health centres
Couva Hospital In April 2018, the Government announced that it would repurpose the recently constructed Couva Children’s Hospital to become a teaching hospital, working in collaboration with The University of the West Indies (The UWI). In addition, Government is considering making the hospital a fee-based facility and using it to develop a medical tourism industry.
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