After serving almost 2,000 patients in Montego Bay, St. James, the People’s Republic of China’s advanced navy hospital ship, the Silk Road Ark, has docked at the Port Royal Cruise Pier. It will serve patients from the Corporate Area and surrounding communities over the next three days. The vessel was met at the pier by a delegation, including Minister of...

As the country continues its recovery, a Spanish-supported field hospital in Falmouth, Trelawny, is now delivering urgent medical services to victims of Hurricane Melissa and Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa in the West. Earlier this month, the Government of Jamaica welcomed the deployment of the Type 2 facility, spearheaded by the Kingdom of Spain. With the hospital now operational, Minister...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee (second left), applauds as she views the plaque dedicating the newly renovated Accident and Emergency Waiting Area at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon, at the official opening of the facility on Thursday (Dec. 4). The project was undertaken at a cost of $6.5 million by Jamalco...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the humanitarian medical mission from China represents one of the most significant acts of post-hurricane support, as Jamaica continues to recover from the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Speaking to journalists following a tour of the Silk Road Ark medical ship at the Montego Bay Freeport in...

Residents across several St. Ann communities have begun receiving vital medical support from the United States-based charity group, Mission is Possible, which arrived on the island this week to assist with post-Hurricane Melissa recovery. The week-long relief mission, which began on December 3, is targeting people whose health conditions worsened during and after the storm as well as those who...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has announced a temporary waiver of import permits for a wide range of medical and personal care items, a measure designed to accelerate hurricane relief operations and significantly reduce clearance times at the ports. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of Customs, Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker, made the announcement during a recent virtual town hall...

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) will host an event on December 5 to assist healthcare workers to replace critical documents, at the Newell Health Centre, in St. Elizabeth. More than 600 healthcare workers in the SRHA (Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth) were impacted directly by the recent Category Five Hurricane Melissa, which damaged their properties, houses, vehicles, and “other...