Diabetic and hypertensive association launches national registry

Thursday, March 25, 2010 – The Saint Lucia Diabetic and Hypertensive Association SLDHA has launched a national registry for diabetes and hypertension cases in Saint Lucia; a portal that will be used to disseminate statistics on the prevalence of these health conditions among other things.

Executive Director of the Saint Lucia Diabetic and Hypertensive Association, George Eugene says the registry will serve as a tool for the development of the Association’s future programmes.

“Hopefully, it is going to be used to help the nation and the Association, to disseminate information that will be beneficial to all persons suffering with diabetes or affected by it. Knowing the status of diabetes and hypertension in this country, we need to do something about it and the Association is very grateful to the peace corps volunteer, Sam Shopinski who is helping us over a period of time to put everything together.”

US Peace Corps Volunteer attached to the St. Lucia Diabetic and Hypertensive Association, Sam Shopinski says, the Registry will be a one-stop location for in-depth data on Diabetic and Hypertensive health conditions.

Mr. Shopinski explains that the Association will deepen its partnership with other institutions and government agencies such as the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture in order to publicise the existence of the national registry.

“We are trying to work in three stages. Firstly, with our client base, secondly, through outreach initiatives targeting particular groups such as church groups, communities and the private sector. The third step is to go into the communities to collect information so that we really get a representative sample of the entire island.”

The National Diabetic and Hypertensive Registry was formally launched by the Saint Lucia Diabetic and Hypertensive Association on Wednesday, March 24.

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