Wellness Warriors Club to lead community-level fight against NCDs

In this Government Information Agency (GINA) photo PAHO/WHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne (second from left) handing over testing equipment to members of the Wellness Warriors Club.

President Donald Ramotar on Friday officially launched the Ministry of Health’s Wellness Warriors Club to promote health and wellness at the community level in the fight against Non-Communicable Dis-eases (NCDs).

The club was launched at the Guyana International Conference Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara in the presence of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa Etienne, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Executive Director Dr. James Hospedales and other regional health officials.

The club is expected to promote health and wellness through education, physical activities and members, who are mainly senior high school students and young adults, will be