 A major component of the Solution Moves campaign is public participation. The campaign committee believes that the involvement of the public is important to inspiring a sustained lifestyle trend amongst households and even workplaces. To do so, it is understood that partnerships would also have to be formed. In February, youth groups of Viewfort hosted a healthy lifestyle walk under the Solution Moves campaign. Happy, we walked all the way from the brewery through OJ and we're now here at the Philip Masler grounds where we will have some gift distributions and folks are going to enjoy some warm downs and healthy breakfast. Participants spoke highly of the day's initiative. It's very good, I mean walking is keeping healthy all the time. It was a good initiative by the church to have that work today and it was worked for our freedom, work on Independence Day. I think what better thing to do on Independence Day than to work and keep healthy. Oh, it was very challenging. I haven't walked in years but this was motivation for me to start again. You know, just a couple days ago my doctor said that my blood pressure has gone up so this walk is a challenge for me and I'm really glad I did it. March would also see a host of activities which included a sunrise walk on the southeast coast of the island. District medical officer Dr. Jenny Louise Isaac says wellness is also part of the campaign's focus. So we choose the sunrise walk so that it could be relaxing. It could help reduce your stress. It can help you refocus to get us grounded a bit. Participants of the activity were not just grateful but amazed on arrival at the scenic location. I took my husband along and it is interesting that he is from Miku and he had never been to the end of unscaptured. So and I heard also several persons saying that's the first time I'm coming here. That's the first time. So it had to take the Miku Wildlife Center along with the Ministry of Health to organize such a walk. I feel thrilled and I'm very happy. I think we should have more of this because healthy living is important. Officials from the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has expressed delight with participation in the events. Because we recognize that at the Ministry of Health we have to take the lead in any such initiative and of course we recognize that this preventative way of living, preventative lifestyle in terms of health will help to reduce our health financing demands and so on in the country and of course will help persons to live healthier, happier lives and to be well generally. Leading by example, Minister for Health, Honourable Moses Shabbatis has been actively present at many of the Southern Health activities and encourages more individuals to get active. We need to move because we have a very serious crisis in St Lucia in relation to hypertension, diabetes, non-communicable diseases and we believe if St Lucia's walk a little more, exercise a little more, drink more fresh clean water, their mental health, relax some more, meditate some more and all of these things we believe will help to curb the steep rise in non-communicable diseases and so many people are coming down with elevated, consistent elevated blood pressures and diabetes and so on. The St Lucia Moves Committee commends participants as well as organizers of the various lifestyle changing events as the island fights against NCDs. Finders were talking about something called New Start which is an acronym for lifestyle changes, you know nutrition, exercise, quality and so on which goes in line with what we as a Ministry of Health are pushing. You know we're pushing for wellness, we're pushing for holistic health. The campaign is part of the Regional Caribbean Moves Initiative, all in an effort towards addressing the scourge of non-communicable diseases. For the Ministry of Health, Wellness and LLEFS, I am Sant Justin.