The Health and Wellness Ministry will be implementing a National Salt Reduction Programme as part of ongoing measures to combat non-communicable diseases NCDs. Portfolio Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the programme aims to reduce the rate of high blood pressure or hypertension and associated cardiovascular diseases. He says a baseline study for the programme has started in partnership with the Caribbean Institute for Health Research CAIHR at the University of the West Indies UWI.
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Twila Wheelan
