 The St Lucia Health System Strengthening Project is one of the most recent initiatives forged out of a partnership with the Government of St Lucia and the World Bank. Health Planner in the Ministry of Health, Lauren James, unveils the aim of the project is to improve the accessibility, efficiency and responsiveness of healthcare delivery in St Lucia to its population. The Health System Strengthening Project is a four-year project funded by the World Bank in being implemented in the Ministry of Health. It basically looks at strengthening our primary healthcare system as well as strengthening our preparedness for any public health emergency that we may have as well as the implementation of national health insurance. Steps will be taken to strengthen the supply of services at the primary healthcare facilities and build capacity of the staff within the Department of Health and Wellness. Students can expect to have a more strengthened primary healthcare system in terms of being able to access services there in terms of certain tests, the doctors being available, looking at the supplies, there's no shortage of supplies. We are also looking at persons not having to pay out of pocket to access services. So there will be a prepayment mechanism which is really what the health insurance is and then you don't have, if there's any, based on your, the package of services, then you will be able to access care without having to think of where you get in those services. They also expect to have a more strengthened public health response so that when we are hit with things like COVID that we are not scrambling to try and put structures in place. Improvements in the healthcare sector will also include enhancements in infrastructure, equipment, supplies and training of staff. Reporting from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I am Funa Neptune.