Presentation on Diabetes and Renal Disease

Guest speaker- Ms. Juanita James, Retired Chief Nutrition Officer within the Ministry of Health, President of the Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association and Member of the Antigua and Barbuda Renal Society presentation to Club Members on the very important topic of Diabetes and Renal Disease

On Wednesday, the members of the Rotary Club of Antigua met for another virtual meeting.

We were honoured to have as our guest speaker- Ms. Juanita James, Retired Chief Nutrition Officer within the Ministry of Health, President of the Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association and Member of the Antigua and Barbuda Renal Society.

Ms. James presented on the very important topic of Diabetes and Renal Disease. The presentation which was well received by members was timely as the Club gears up for the launch of our major project on Chronic Kidney Disease.

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