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SCOTIABANK PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED ASSISTANCE

“Together we can save lives.” This was the promise made by Mr. Elie Bendaly, Country Manager for Scotiabank Saint Lucia on Thursday, March 1, at a client cocktail event.

Mr. Bendaly was quoting and supporting the motto of the Saint Lucia Diabetes and Hypertension Association prior to making a donation to it of $25,000 to assist in the fight against diabetes, a disease that will be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030. During his speech, he reinforced that Scotiabank stood by its service promise that everyone has the right to become better off and, as part of its social responsibility efforts, the bank was pledging its commitment by partnering with the association for three years by donating a total of $75,000. This donation is in keeping with Scotiabank’s robust sponsorship thrust within the Caribbean by continuing to support sports, youth, education and the environment.

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Diabetes is a major problem in Saint Lucia. It will take the entire society to combat it: the government, corporate Saint Lucia, NGOs and the general citizenry.

Mr. Bendaly also referenced the World Health Organization’s statistics which indicated that in 2015, 1.6 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes.

Diabetes affects a significant portion of the populace and, with the Caribbean gaining the unwelcome reputation as the amputation capital, Saint Lucia alone recorded 130 amputations a year, based on 2007 statistics. The Country Manager, however, emphasized that it does not have to be this
way. Diabetes and hypertension can be avoided if care is
taken with a healthy diet coupled with regular exercise. He stressed that both individuals and corporations can play a part to support the association. To demonstrate this, he quoted Winston Churchill: “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.”

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