UK-based Diabetes Ambassador and Advocate Tony Kelly is currently on island leading a series of public sessions aimed at raising awareness about the disease, and the need to make healthy lifestyle choices. Mr Kelly, who has been a leading voice for diabetes education across the UK and the Caribbean, is meeting with communities across Montserrat this week to share practical information, and to distribute educational materials on the prevention and management of the disease. Mr Kelly- who has led similar initiatives across the Caribbean and North America, is urging residents to take diabetes prevention and management more seriously, highlighting the growing number of lower limb amputations linked to the disease. Speaking ahead of his public outreach sessions on island, the diabetes ambassador called on Montserratians to attend in large numbers and learn practical ways to care for their health. On Monday, November 3, Mr. Kelly met with members of the Spanish-speaking community at the Davy Hill Community Centre. Upcoming sessions include- Thursday, November 6, at the Emmanuel Apostolic Faith Church in St. John’s for residents of the Haitian community, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM; Friday, November 7, at Julian’s Bar in Salem for residents of Salem and surrounding areas, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. Saturday, November 8 at the New Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Church in St John’s for the Seventh-Day Adventist community and residents in the surrounding areas; and Monday, November 10, at the Davy Hill Community Centre for the general public, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
