 The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment hosted a men's health fair at the Belvy Wellness Centre and Belvy Human Resource Development Centre. The activity formed a part of a multi-pronged approach spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to improve men's health and reduce the risk of cancer in men. Residents of the community and environments took advantage of the free services provided at the health fair, including blood pressure testing, blood sugar testing, wheat assessments, oral health education, financial consultation, mental health assessments, counseling, pharmacy consultations, prostate and testicular examinations, medical consultation, prosthetic, surface antigen testing, COVID-19 vaccination, herring health and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. The RISO resident, Felix Polion, provided insight into his experience at the health fair. It's a very good program because why it is compact with not only the health but the financial aspect of the program was very good, how to save money to take over health. So I feel that I should encourage every person at the age of 40 to be too late to check your prostate and check your health. I'm 61 and that's the first time I've checked my prostate and I think for me it's the beginning for me to continue to check every year as God permits me to live longer. Family nurse practitioner Shalene Duncan encouraged men to pay greater attention to their health and well-being in order to be of greater service to their families and communities. So we are asking you to please come to us because we know that some of you may already have high blood pressure, some of you may already have diabetes and you are afraid. But we offer new services that can help you to cope with these conditions, to manage these conditions, you know and it's always wise to screen. Screen means that before you find out you have it you come and to check your pressure, check your sugar, check your prostate, your testicles for the younger men and so when we screen before we can detect very early the diseases that may be affecting you and we can treat you early and you can live a longer life. You are the fathers, you are the uncles, you are the brothers and we still want you around, you are the main breadwinners in your home and we want you to still be around to care for your family and because of that we have taken the initiative to put you first in 2022. We are looking forward to having our men come into our centres. Your community awareness is waiting on you, your nutritionists, your pharmacists, your herring technicians, your dental assistants, your dental hygienists, your dentists. We are all waiting on you so that we can care for you so that you can be healthier and so we're looking forward from today onwards to see more men come into our centres. The Bellevue Men's Health Fair was held on Sunday, February 27th, 2022, from the Government Information Service, Lumadi Mark reporting.