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Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is a Twin-island State situated at the southern end of the Carib-bean, with mainly an energy-driven economy (8). Having gained its independence in August 1962, the country is a democratic republic within the British Commonwealth. Trinidad is currently organized into 13 administrative ar-eas or Regional Corporations as set up under the 1981 Regional Corporation Act. The 2010 Census data showed a population of 1,226,383 (621,631 males: 604,752 females) (9). In 1994, the Regional Health Authorities Act was enact-ed, establishing five Regional Health Authorities (RHAs)—four in Trinidad and one in Tobago—as independent statutory authorities accountable to the Minister of Health. The RHA territories have been drawn to coincide with those of local governments (the Regional Corporations) to en-sure that they effectively coordinate among the latter in providing a range of health services to their catchment populations