Through the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Patrick Manning has launched a number of social and economic development initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of life of the nation's citizens.

Vision 2020
The Vision 2020 initiative is an economic and social planning process aimed at ensuring the Trinidad and Tobago achieves developed nation status by the year 2020.
   
National Aids Coordinating Committee
The key responsibility of the National AIDS Coordinating Committee (NACC) is to coordinate a sustained national response to HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago.