Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony says there will be a renewed push this year to get citizens to take up a sport in order to combat a rise of chronic non-communicable diseases.
“…It is our vision to have every Guyanese taking up a sport, whether as a recreation or at a professional level. It is important as a National Assembly we promote a sports lifestyle as against a sporting lifestyle,” Dr Anthony told the National Assembly on Friday when the debate on the government’s proposed budget continued.
“The [World Health Organisation] is predicting an increase in chronic non-communicable