Last Updated on April 10, 2023, 1:33 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, received a visit from the parents of another child in St Kitts and Nevis, who benefitted from the government’s initiative to provide the children with critical healthcare. Since the Prime Minister is also handling the responsibility for the Ministry of Health, he expressed his delight at receiving the update on the health and wellness of another child who received treatment under the government’s initiative.
Dr Drew recieved the parents of Romarion Smithen and interacted with the parents, getting an update on the health of their child. He expressed his delight in learning of the successful heart surgery. The child was one of the two children who travelled to the Health City, Grand Cayman, for heart surgery.
PM Dr Terrance Drew recieved a similar visit from the other child’s parents last week, on Sunday, April 2, 2023. He shared glimpses from both meetings and provided an update on what he discussed during the meeting with the parents of the children.
Accordingly, Minister of Health Dr Drew shared that both the children have undergone successful surgeries with the aid provided by the government of St Kitts and Nevis. At the same time, he took the opportunity to express his gratitude to the parents for meeting with him.
Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew wrote on his social media post, Thank you to the parents Phelencia Jones and Romario Smithen for stopping by to share the wonderful news of the successful surgery. Following this, he extended his best wishes to the family for the future.
Notably, The government of St Kitts and Nevis, led by Dr Terrance Drew, has emphasised providing universal and quality healthcare to its people. Under this mandate, they aid the parents of weak economic means in giving their children critical and life-saving treatments.
The Prime Minister believes that no child should be denied critical and potentially life-saving treatments even if the parents can not afford the cure for their children.
The government has so far funded the treatment of three children.
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