00:00we care about people who are being born on the island because when we look at the statistics
00:05of our island we used to get on average every year 900 plus birds per year 900 plus but do you know
00:17what is the average now we move from nine between nine hundred and a thousand birds per year we now
00:24have just over 400 birds per year on the island that is not a recipe for economic development and
00:34growth our population is too small and we are just not producing enough children mr augustine said the
00:44division of health has been assisting families of newborns but there is still work to be done
00:51the call made by the chief secretary is not a new one as a similar call was made months ago by health
00:58secretary dr faith brebner you know what health wellness and social protection did they decided
01:06that every single baby born in tobago must receive what is now known as a baby box you get everything
01:16from booty to pampers to breast pump to maternity pads to chemise every single thing you need
01:27for your newborn he said this is a part of good governance and that to us is a signal that as a
01:35government we are prepared to take care of you when you're born all the way to when you are deceased
01:42that is what a good government is about elizabeth williams tv6 news
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