Productivity down $140m due to NCDs

Barbados is losing $140 million each year in productivity due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

That staggering fact and figure was revealed yesterday by Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael, who said there was a sustained effort to reduce the number of deaths due to NCDs in the country.

His comments came during the press conference to launch the Live Stronger Longer Diabetes and Hypertension Association of Barbados and Republic Bank Blue Wellness Conference.