Health-screening programme to be implemented in schools at end of June

AN expansive health-screening initiative will be launched in schools nationwide through a joint effort by the Ministries of Health and Education.

The programme will be rolled out by the end of June, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony announced on Friday at the launching of the national we have targeted 27,000 nursery school children to be completed before the year comes to an end ,” Minister Anthony explained

There will be a package of services provided to all schools, where each child will be examined They will receive dental and eye care, among other classrooms while simultaneously mitigating potential learning setbacks

The government wants to foster an understanding among young individuals about the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle and consuming a nutritious diet

The initiative seeks to proactively prevent the expansion of the HEARTS Initiative for the management of cardiovascular diseases , at the Pegasus Hotel

The aim of the programme is to ensure the nation ’ s children are offered preventive care and opportunities for healthy lifestyles , through early detection of any health-related issues

“ We ’ re starting that programme this month and services

“ For persons at nursery , they ’ ll be screened once during that nursery period, then during primary we’ll screen again and then at secondary they’ll get another screening So, over time , we will have the data to compare and to also intervene,” the health minister stated

The programme also seeks to tackle the diverse challenges present in onset of diseases and promote overall well-being

Meanwhile , Coordinator of the Chronic Disease Unit , Dr Dianielle Drepaul stated that health programmes aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle choices have already been rolled out in Regions Two and Nine The unit aims to target 55 schools in 2023 and eventually all schools. (DPI)

Fogging exercise commences in Region Two

THE Ministry of Health’s Environmental Health Unit in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region

Two recently commenced a massive fogging exercise in the region

Several villages, including Anna Regina , Charity and Paradise have already benefitted from the exercise.

Senior Environmental Officer Shaleena Baksh in her comments to this publication called on residents to cooperate with the team conducting the exercise

Baksh said that residents of each community are sensitised before the team begins fogging

“ We need this for the region We listened to the complains [sic] and we are delivering,” she said

The team is currently dealing with the area stretching from Walton to Sparta and will then move on to the area stretching from Dannielstown to La Belle Alliance

The fogging exercise will help reduce vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chagas, which are carried by mosquitoes, ticks and flies.