Above Rocks Health Centre Upgraded
By: , October 29, 2021
Photo: Michael Sloley
Executive Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (second left), celebrates the official handover of the Above Rocks Health Cenrte, in St. Catherine, yesterday (October 27), following the $2.7-million upgrading, funded by the German Government and the Charitable group, VFKE (Verein zur Forderung von Kleimprojekten). Others (from left) are nurse at the facility, Johanna Burgher; Swiss Honorary Consul General to Jamaica, Ueli Bangerter, and Ambassador designate for the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency, Dr. Stefan Freidrich Keil.
Photo: Michael Sloley
Nurse at the Above Rocks Health Cenrte, in St. Catherine, Johanna Burgher (left), tests the blood pressure of Ambassador designate for the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency, Dr. Stefan Freidrich Keil (centre), while Executive Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (right), observes. Occasion was the official handover of the centre, yesterday (October 27), following its $2.7-million upgrading, funded by the German Government and the Charitable group, VFKE (Verein zur Forderung von Kleimprojekten).The Full Story
The Above Rocks Health Centre in St. Catherine has received a $2.7-million upgrade with funding from the German Government and the Charitable group, VFKE (Verein zur Forderung von Kleimprojekten).
Speaking at the official handover of the facility on October 27, nurse at the centre, Johanna Burgher, said she was grateful for the donations, noting that a lot of persons in the community volunteered their skills during the construction process.
“We got a lot of support from people, and we appreciate and thank all of them,” she told the ceremony, adding that “more people are now coming and showing care about their health, and to me it is very important”.
Mrs. Burgher also told the media that with the upgrading of the facility, it will now open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to serve the more than 100 persons who make weekly visits.
“They have a big benefit from the upgrading, because the clinic was opened two days. We get another day now to serve them, and a lot of people really need this kind of service, and I am really grateful to my donors,” she said.
Ambassador designate from the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr. Stefan Freidrich Keil, said “we looked at it, and found it to be a good project, because it is a clinic which gives help to the community, and it is very much needed, it is a wonderful project”.
Work on the centre included installation of new floor tiles, electric rewiring, new windows, doors, as well as bathroom upgrade, and the procurement of new furniture.
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), assisted in sourcing funding for the upgrade, and its Executive Director, Deborah Chen, said the long-standing partnership with the facility will continue for the benefit of the community.
Community member, Hyacinth Lewis, said she is happy that the centre has received the needed work, so that it can continue to service the communities.
“It is very useful, and I am glad about it, because the people in the area do need this health centre,” she said.