•World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a shortage of 12.9 million health care workers (HCWs) by the year 2035, an increase from 7.2 million in 2013.

•In response, the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3 calls for an (1) increase the training and retention of HCWs in developing countries, and (2) support the research and development of medications and vaccines for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

•A State University of New York (SUNY)-University of the West Indies (UWI) task force was developed and implemented to promote health and wellness in the Caribbean

•The UWI, Mona Campus, and University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) faculty through the Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS) have identified educational and implementation research priorities to expand education and research approaches for  pharmacists to participate with public health prevention initiatives.