PR – The Democratic People’s Movement (DPM) is making stronger community healthcare central to its commitment to improving the lives of Grenadians, with Pamela Williams—The Movement’s St. Andrew’s North East candidate—warning that healthcare cannot work effectively, if communities lack the basic resources to respond when residents need help.
Williams, addressing a recent DPM meeting, challenged the country to look beyond buildings and announcements, and examine whether community health centres are adequately prepared to serve the people that depend on them.
“Is there adequate preparation in the health centre? Are there medicines? Are there IVs? Are there doctors and nurses?” Williams asked.
She said primary healthcare must be strengthened because it is the first point of assistance for people in their communities.
“We see primary healthcare’s importance because it is in the community,” Williams said. “So, when it is in the community and something happened, you’re supposed to go to the health centre right there to get help.”
Williams said the DPM’s approach would bring meaningful healthcare support closer to people, rather than leaving communities struggling to access essential services.
“That is what The Movement is going to provide,” she declared.
The candidate also placed prevention at the heart of the DPM’s health message, arguing that Grenada must pay greater attention to what its people eat and how the country produces food.
“Food is the staff of life. A healthy nation is a wealthy nation,” said Williams.
She urged Grenadians to grow more of the food they consume, cautioning that poor dietary habits can have serious consequences.
“We have to realize that we—as a people—if we don’t eat well, we will not be well,” Williams said.
Williams pointed specifically to the rise of cancer and diabetes, and challenged Grenadians to examine the connection between health and diet.
Her comments form part of the DPM’s broader vision of connecting healthcare, agriculture, food production and economic opportunity. Healthier communities, according to DPM, require not only accessible healthcare but also greater access to nutritious locally produced food.
Williams said the DPM is “about people, about changing life”, and working with communities to create what she described as, “a better Grenada for each and every one of us.”
