Uwi Solutions For Developing Countries

UWI SODECO is an international research entity located in Jamaica at The University of the West Indies, Mona. UWI SODECO is comprised of two parts; Solutions for Medicine (SFM) which focuses on medical research and Solutions for Society (SFS) which is oriented towards solving socioeconomic problems. Science For Medicine: UWI SODECO SFM aims to solve a significant medical question: What are the molecular mechanisms underlying the significantly increased risk of cardiometabolic disease and associated neurocognitive deficits affecting populations, poor for generations, who gain wealth and acquire lifestyles that promote obesity and its co-morbidities? UWI SODECO SFM engages the appropriate stakeholders to ensure its research findings are used to create interventions to prevent or treat these chronic diseases. Interventions are designed to improve clinical management of cardiometabolic disease, reduce cardiometabolic risk, mitigate neurocognitive deficits and inform the design of nutritional supplements, drugs or behavioural change to reduce damage from early life malnutrition. Solution for Science for Society UWI SODECO SFS approaches problem solving in the socio-economic domains, and convenes appropriately skilled partners to solve other societal problems whose solutions create improvements in society as a whole, especially human capital and economic gain. In this socio-economic space, UWI SODECO SFS currently places significant emphasis on rehabilitating, monitoring and maintaining mangroves in south Clarendon, Jamaica and simultaneously on creation and enhancement of livelihoods.