GOVERNMENT SAYS NCDs REMAIN AN URGENT CHALLENGE

Report filed by Jamie J. Roacher – News Reporter

Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph says the government spends tens of millions of dollars every year to help people with non-communicable diseases.

These are chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.

The Health Minister says responding to NCDs remains an urgent challenge even amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

He says the government spent approximately 30 million dollars on medication for these conditions in 2020 even as it contended with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Health Minister says people must exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables to reverse the incidence of non-communicable diseases.

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