XI-ROR-03fkc8c64-SMARThealth2025 University of the West Indies A low- and middle-income country (LMIC) award led by The University of the West Indies which aims to develop a community-led digital support system for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in four Caribbean countries: Commonwealth of Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Due to commence in March 2025, the five-year project intends to work with research partners in India (the George Insitute for Global Health), the UK (Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow) and Canada (McMaster University) to reduce the risk of developing future diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. This has the potential to benefit women, their families/households, and communities and to strengthen regional health systems. This will be done via the delivery of the SMARThealth platform intervention for screening and managing cardiovascular disease risk factors in mothers who develop gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (high blood pressure during pregnancy), and their families. Project objectives The project has four objectives: 1. To improve women’s cardiometabolic health in the first twelve months after gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (high blood pressure during pregnancy), 2. To diagnose and reduce risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke in other adult household members 3. To implement a community-based screening and prevention program leading to health systems strengthening for women and families after the six-week postnatal care period 4. To build community awareness and develop clinical and research capacity around improving cardiometabolic health in the Caribbean. The University of the West Indies McMaster University Imperial College London The George Institute for Global Health Host Organisation Country 499312 837488 1127456 1298220 1326524 114828.00