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Sascha Wil­son

Min­is­ter in the Min­istry of Health Rishad Seecher­an says the Gov­ern­ment will be rolling out sev­er­al ini­tia­tives to tack­le non-com­mu­ni­ca­ble dis­eases (NCDs), in­clud­ing warn­ing la­bels on un­healthy foods, aimed at pre­ven­tion, ear­ly de­tec­tion, and man­age­ment.

De­liv­er­ing re­marks at the Trinidad and To­ba­go Heart Foun­da­tion Go Red for Women High Tea and Fash­ion Show at Hy­att Re­gency on Sun­day, the min­is­ter al­so spoke about a new na­tion­al car­diac cen­tre, which would see the wait­ing time for by­pass surg­eries sig­nif­i­cant­ly re­duced.