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| Matron at the Alexandra Hospital Nurse Aldis Dias |
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June 17 -- Minister of Health and Social Development on Nevis Hon. Hensley Daniel said the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) decision to train and employ eight additional elderly care providers, to assist with the care of over 500 seniors, was in keeping with its People’s Agenda promise to make care of the island’s elderly a priority.
The Minister was at the time delivering remarks at a brief ceremony to herald in the first of an eight-week training workshop for the caregivers. The event was held at the Alexandra Hospital’s conference room on Monday.
The Minister used the opportunity to urge the caregivers in training to utilise the opportunity they had received for training and to build on the foundation they would receive.
Matron at the Alexandra Hospital and head of the training team Nurse Aldis Dias in her remarks explained that the course of training would be done twice weekly from 1-3pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. She pointed of some of the subject areas that would be discussed during the training programme.
The ceremony was chaired by Acting Supervisor of the Seniors Programme Garcia Hendrickson. Also in attendance was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Alsted Pemberton, Health Care Givers, and staff of the Social Services Division. |
