Good day,

I hope this message finds you well.

We are reaching out to seek your assistance in an important WHO/PAHO project concerning the training needs of nurses and midwives in the Caribbean related to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Understanding these needs is crucial for developing effective policies and strategies to support the healthcare workforce in the region.

To gather comprehensive and accurate data, we have developed a detailed questionnaire aimed at nurses and midwives currently working in the Caribbean. We believe that your network includes many professionals whose insights would be invaluable to this study.

We kindly request your help in sharing our questionnaire with nurses and midwives within your network who are practicing in the following countries and territories:

U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

English-speaking Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

Dutch-speaking Caribbean: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba

Please see the link to the questionnaire below:
https://forms.gle/PJLTtqGmDVRBbjET6

We would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this link to your colleagues, friends, and associates who are part of the nursing and midwifery community in the Caribbean. Their participation is essential for us to gather diverse and representative data.

Thank you for your time and assistance. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,
Monique A. Lynch, DSc. (High Comm.), MSc (Dist.), BSc (Hons.)
Programme Coordinator
PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for the development of nursing & midwifery education in the Caribbean
The UWI School of Nursing, Mona
9 Gibraltar Camp Way
The University of the West Indies
Kingston 7, Jamaica.
Email: monique.lynch@uwimona.edu.jm
Telephone: 970-3304; 977-7380; 702-3672 or 702- 4788
Fax: 927-2472