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Corporate Volunteers Support Montego Bay’s Post-Hurricane Recovery Efforts
Employees of Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited, Jamaica’s largest entertainment company, joined cleanup efforts in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 31. The Category Five cyclone made landfall on October 28, unleashing widespread damage and disruption across several parishes—most notably in St. James. The employees focused their efforts on clearing debris and fallen trees from key areas of Montego Bay, including Mango...
Primary Care Centres Mobilised to Support Post-Hurricane Health Recovery
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that several primary care facilities will play a critical supporting role in the ongoing post-hurricane recovery efforts across the public health system. These facilities will focus on providing triage and outpatient services to help ease the burden on hospitals in the five most severely affected parishes. Speaking during...
Health Ministry Urges Citizens to Observe Safe Water Consumption Practices
The public is being advised to observe safe water consumption practices, as Hurricane Melissa significantly impacted potable water systems—particularly across the western and southern regions of Jamaica. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports that high turbidity, infrastructure damage, and prolonged power outages have disrupted the ability of the National Water Commission (NWC) and Municipal Corporations to maintain consistent water...
Post-hurricane Food Safety Inspections Being Undertaken Across Affected Parishes
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the Government is deploying Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) islandwide to assess food safety conditions in hotels, supermarkets, restaurants, food storage facilities, and processing plants. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, several food establishments across the most severely affected parishes have sustained extensive damage due to flooding. This has led to widespread and...
Cleanup of Hospitals Impacted by Hurricane Melissa on Sunday
Health workers will head to the west on Sunday (Nov. 2) to participate in the cleanup of hospitals that have been severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Approximately 200 volunteers are expected to take part in the cleanup exercise at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland; Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny; Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover; and Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James....
Health Ministry Appeals for Blood Donations to Support Post-hurricane Trauma Care
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is appealing to members of the public to donate blood in support of trauma care needs arising in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Persons wishing to donate blood may do so at the National Chest Hospital in Kingston and the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and at...