Annual health camp held for youths with Type 1 diabetes

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy with children who received hampers (GINA photo)

Children living with type 1 diabetes and their care-givers last weekend attended a two-day camp at Splashmin’s camping ground, along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release.

The Ministry of Health collaborated with private institutions in hosting its annual two-day youth camp, which aims to educate children and their care-givers to manage the condition, thereby reducing susceptibility to other health challenges and risks associated with it.

The camp is a refresher session organised with games that would not only teach the care-givers how to