KINGSTON, Jamaica— General Manager of JN Life Insurance Company, Hugh Reid, is imploring Jamaicans to monitor their health on a regular basis to reduce the risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes.

“The best way to reduce costs associated with health care is prevention,” said Reid, writing in the latest JN Newsletter.

Arguing that healthcare is costly, Reid pointed to studies done by the Ministry of Health and Wellness which show that the loss in workforce productivity over the next 15 years could be as high as $47 billion, while medical costs from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes alone over the next 15 years could be as high as $29.8 billion.

“The impact of these diseases place a high burden on families and can wipe

out life savings. It is even more telling when you realise that one in three Jamaicans is hypertensive, one in eight is diabetic, and one third of the population will be diagnosed with a chronic illness,” said the JN general manager.

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