Services

The mission of the Dental Services Division is to improve the oral health of all citizens by the provision of quality oral health care and to ensure that this is done in an acceptable, equitable, sustainable and cost effective manner.

Dental Services are provided at specified Health Centres throughout Trinidad and Tobago. Dental Services currently provided for children ages 2-12 years are fillings, cleaning, fluoride treatment and dental health education. For adults, only plain relief (tooth extraction) is provided.

The County Medical Officer of Health plays an important role in public health at the Ministry of Health. There are nine (9) County Medical Officers of Health based at various offices across the country. Their main responsibilities are to:

The Chronic Disease Assistance Programme provides citizens with free prescription drugs and other pharmaceutical items to combat the following health conditions:

• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Cardiac Diseases
• Arthritis
• Glaucoma
• Mental Depression
• High Blood Pressure
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Enlarged Prostate)
• Epilepsy
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Parkinson’s disease
• Thyroid diseases

There are over 250 pharmacies throughout the country that provide medications through CDAP.

The Children's Life Fund is a charitable fund that was established by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in November 2010 by Act of Parliament - Act No. 12 of 2010.

The Children's Life Fund Authority (CLFA) is the body bestowed with the responsibility to operate, manage and administer the Children's Life Fund. The mission of the CLFA is to provide funding and support for children with life-threatening medical conditions, while enriching families with hope and strength.

Actions related to Chemistry, Food an Drugs is overseen by the Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division of the Ministry of Health

The mission of the Chemistry Food and Drugs Division is to:

Cancers are a leading cause of illness and death in Trinidad and Tobago. The National Oncology Programme (NOP) is a major component of the Government’s commitment to address this public health challenge. The NOP’s main focus is on treatment, education, awareness, prevention, screening and early diagnosis, palliation (care and pain management when treatment is no longer an option) and supportive care.

The National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programme (NADAPP) coordinates drug abuse prevention and demand reduction initiatives in Trinidad and Tobago and supports the efforts of non-governmental organisations involved in the struggle to rid the nation of the scourge of drug abuse.

NADAPP’s goal is to reduce both legal and illegal drug abuse through a preventative approach by informing the public of the health and social consequences of substance abuse as well as the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

Core Functions of the Transport / Ambulance Services:

To provide a national emergency ambulance service to all citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. This service is also to improve the quality and effectiveness of emergency ambulance care throughout the country.