 Minister for Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs Hon. Moses Jabatist is continuing to assess the healthcare system as he charts the way forward for the island's health sector. Hon. Jabatist recently visited the Castries Wellness Centre for a first-hand view of the aging facility. More from Homer de Mark. The Minister for Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in a quest to visit all healthcare facilities around the island recently toured the Castries Wellness Centre. Hon. Moses Jabatist indicated that the purpose of the tour was to gain a first-hand understanding of the operations of the facility. This, he said, will empower the government to make more informed policy decisions. For me it's important because you hear about the conditions and you hear about services, but to come in and actually experience what our people go through is very important in public policy. And it's very important because I want these experiences to drive and to feed what we do in cabinet, the decisions which we take and also the bills and the policies which we intend to follow. Hon. Moses Jabatist highlighted some challenges identified at the facility that serves a significant number of solutions. I recognize that there are some challenges. Some of the spaces are really small and professionals seem to have to be squeezing in and out of spaces. That is a concern. Also I recognize that the Cuban eye clinic, the space for the Cuban eye clinic has been refurbished and there is some work to be done on the roof of this clinic. Clearly we need to do some cleaning. We cannot have a reputable Cuban eye clinic and on top of this clinic you have rotten wood and so on. We have to take care of that. And I'm also concerned about the waiting area. I recognize that the professionals there have set up a working area. And it is important, especially in COVID times, but we have to do something about the conditions there. So all in all, I know that this place at one time, the thought was to have this place in transition with OKU and Victoria Hospital and so on. But now we have to think about the conditions there to make things as comfortable as possible for our people and for the staff and the professionals. The minister indicated that the government will be working to improve the conditions of the Castries Wellness Centre. From the Government Information Service, Hermione Mark reporting.