Cps Meets With Pastors And Spiritual Leaders As Part Of Covid-19 Community Outreach
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) In its continuous efforts to reach out to different stakeholders within the community, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department from the Sint Maarten Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), met with spiritual and church leaders at the Government Administration Building on April 24 to discuss how they can provide valuable support in the CPS COVID-19 Community Outreach Campaign, and in support of the visits of Community Awareness Volunteers (CAV) to various neighborhoods.
In the absence of church services and under these difficult circumstances, it is crucial that religious leaders stay in contact with their respective members through WhatsApp and virtual sessions, to provide moral support and share important information.
CPSs representatives Maria Henry and Jane Pattipeilohy, from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), and representatives of the Red Cross: Mitchell Horsford, Asma Berkel and Henk Veerdig, met with nearly 20 religious leaders from all over Sint Maarten, and discussed their important role in disseminating accurate COVID-19 information and facilitating the visits of CPS team of volunteers in the neighbourhoods aimed to assist persons with possible COVID-19 symptoms.
Other important messages brought forward by CPS for the public: Do not wait to call your physician if you have flu-like symptoms; if you do not have a General Practitioner or cannot reach your physician: Call CPS at 914 without delay and; do not go to the Emergency Room of the St Read more
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