National leaders must now insert the wellness issue on the national agenda as in the case of the environment and terrorism. Wellness deals with the whole question of people's health and as well the security and stability of nation states, and the political leadership in TT must now raise wellness in the councils of nations of the world. It is better to prevent sickness and diseases than finding cures for them.
Commendation to Dr Frank Ramlakhansingh, a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association, who gave a professorial presentation on wellness and healthcare at a seminar organised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and MP for Tunapuna, Winston Dookeran, last Saturday.
Dr Ramlakhansingh espoused healthcare and wellness which, if applied diligently, could not only save soaring healthcare costs, but could well save an untold number of lives. Dr Ramlakhansingh gave a vivid and picturesque analogy of the importance of exercise and diet. Dookeran said that the monthly series at his constituency office attempts "to ignite topical and relevant issues of the day in our society."
Paras Ramoutar
Caparo