Health Minister proposes census of caregivers so gov’t can assist them

With approximately 150,000 caregivers islandwide not on payroll, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has proposed that a census be done, so that they can be better assisted by the Government.During his address at the Training of Trainers for Home Visits of Older Adults for Geriatric Health Workshop, held inside the Confucius Institute, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Tuesday, Tufton committed to helping caregivers who are very often underpaid, but who give “yeoman service” to the ageing population.

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