Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the rapid establishment of a fully equipped Spanish field hospital on the grounds of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, represents a major milestone in the Government’s health response following the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. Dr. Tufton said the facility was established through collaboration among the Governments...

Residents from Hague, Zion and surrounding communities in Falmouth received care packages and free health services at a post-hurricane Melissa support project held at the William Knibb Memorial High School in the Trelawny capital on Wednesday (November 5). The initiative was spearheaded by the For Your Image Consultancy Group (FYI) and Friends, which includes corporate sponsors and volunteers from the...

The community of Harmons in Manchester now has a newly constructed health centre boasting modern, spacious offices for doctors and other health professionals, and patients. The work was undertaken through a donation of $14 million from United States (US)-based non-profit organisation Won by One to Jamaica (WBOTJ) The expanded space allows for more physicians and services to be housed at...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has established a central secretariat to oversee and coordinate the national health response in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “That’s very important to avoid confusion and to ensure that the coordination is intact. There is an email – hurricaneresponse@moh.gov.jm – that you can send any request, any offer of support for health to, and...

The St. James Public Health Department is collecting water samples from various sources across the parish as part of efforts to ensure that residents have access to clean and safe drinking water in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Acting Chief Public Health Inspector, Sherika Lewis, said the department is carrying out field inspections on water sources that emerged or were...

More than 70 Medical professionals from Spain are now in Jamaica to be stationed at the emergency field hospital established at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny. The field hospital, which will start operation today (November 6), has the capacity to treat an average of 200 persons per day, and to perform up to seven major and 15 minor surgeries daily. “This...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has engaged 413 temporary workers to strengthen its vector-control interventions, in anticipation of increased vector-related activity islandwide in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking during a special press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House in Kingston on Thursday (November 6), Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the temporary staff will...