OFFICIALS AIM TO STEM THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF DIABETES BEGINNING WITH THE NATION'S YOUNGEST.
Specialists from the Ministry of Health and Wellness met recently with officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Commerce in an effort to find the correct approach to reduce the purchase and consumption of beverages with high sugar content at schools on the island.
Saint Lucia has been recorded as having one of the highest rates of diabetes in the region. Non communicable diseases, stroke, ischemic heart disease and diabetes are listed as the top three causes of death.
Such efforts by the Ministry of Health will help stem the high rate of this and other chronic and non-communicable diseases on the island, beginning with the nation's youngest population.