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CARICOM Warns NCDs May Cost $36 Trillion by 2050

9/27/2025

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting warns NCDs could cost $36 trillion in global GDP by 2050.
Research shows interventions could avert 28 million deaths and add $11 trillion to GDP by 2050.
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face underdiagnosis and weak infrastructure for diabetes and hypertension.
Rwanda's health insurance model and GSK's Africa Open Lab illustrate expanding NCD access.

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting warns NCDs could cost $36 trillion in global GDP by 2050.
Research shows interventions could avert 28 million deaths and add $11 trillion to GDP by 2050.
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face underdiagnosis and weak infrastructure for diabetes and hypertension.
Rwanda's health insurance model and GSK's Africa Open Lab illustrate expanding NCD access.