The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization will be implementing the Rapid Mobile Phone Survey (RaMPS), in Saint Lucia over the next 6 weeks.
The implementation of RaMPs in Saint Lucia was officially launched Wednesday November 2 2022, by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). This survey has been implemented in other countries over the past two years.
RaMPS is a PAHO surveillance tool that is used to quickly assess the impact of non-communicable disease (NCD) policies and interventions on the adult population 18 years and older. The interview is conducted using mobile phones.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, other traditional forms of interviewing were not possible and mobile phone interviewing was found to provide an efficient, timely, and low-cost means of collecting valuable data on non-communicable diseases and the impact of COVID-19.
The telephone survey is of a ten-minute duration and will be carried out by trained telephone interviewers. All interviews will be done anonymously. The interview includes brief questions on our population’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to NCDs and their risk factors.
The information collected during this telephone survey will also help assess the impact of COVID-19 on the Saint Lucian adult population and the impact of the pandemic on people living with non-communicable diseases.
This information will allow the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs to assess the national NCD policies and programmes and to address the gaps which are identified.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs is encouraging our citizens to take the opportunity to actively participate in this survey as the feedback received will help strengthen our national health system.
More information on the RaMPs Initiative can be found on the official PAHO website at https://www.paho.org/en/enlace/ramps-rapid-mobile-phonesurvey-overview
SOURCE: Ministry of Health, Wellness & Elderly Affairs
This is a good initiative but I need to see a headline saying “St Lucia Launches Rapid Crime Prevention Survey”- and yes use mobile phones also
Agreed!
At last this administration (with the assistance of PAHO) seems, seems, seems to be taking mental health seriously. This condition is a scourge in SLU, as a lot of the population have no idea on how to deal with their relatives mental afflictions.
Totally agree with you
Yes it is good to see this initiative at long last. Too late for some individuals very sadly though, who are no longer here because of the shockingly inadequate mental health services in St Lucia, and their families who have to live with that trauma and loss forever.