Paracetamols and Fogging Machines valued at $5.7M Donated to the Health Ministry

By: Stephanie Shaw Smith, February 20, 2016

The Key Point:

Food For the Poor Jamaica donated six thousand (6,000) bottles of paracetamol and nineteen (19) fogging machines to the Ministry of Health as part of the response to zika virus.

Health & Wellness

Paracetamols and Fogging Machines valued at $5.7M Donated to the Health Ministry — Photo: JIS
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (second left) discusses how a mosquito fogging machine is operated with (from third right) Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, and Executive Director, Food for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica, David Mair. Looking on is Director, Environmental Health in the Ministry, Everton Baker. Occasion was a presentation ceremony for medication and mosquito fogging machines valued at $5.7 million at the FFP offices in St. Catherine. The FFP donated 6,000 bottles of paracetamol tablets and 19 portable mosquito foggers to the Ministry.

The Facts

The donation took place on the compound of Food For the Poor at 557 Ellerslie Pen in St. Catherine on Friday, February 19, 2016
Dr. Kevin Harvey, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health said the donation from Food For the Poor will assist the Ministry in responding better to the demands in the health sector.

The Full Story

Food For the Poor Jamaica donated six thousand (6,000) bottles of paracetamol and nineteen (19) fogging machines to the Ministry of Health as part of the response to zika virus. The donation took place on the compound of Food For the Poor at 557 Ellerslie Pen in St. Catherine on Friday, February 19, 2016.
Dr. Kevin Harvey, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health said the donation from Food For the Poor will assist the Ministry in responding better to the demands in the health sector.
“We are fully aware of the importance of having adequate supplies of pharmaceuticals to meet the demands we may see for treatment for the illnesses such as dengue, chikungunya and zika in our public health facilities, currently we are not only tackling mosquito borne diseases but we are also in the flu season and this donation will definitely assist us to respond better.
The foggers will support our vector control activities in communities”.
The Ministry of Health has been working with several partners as part of its response to the zika virus. Among many activities, a national clean up day campaign has been launched dubbed “Operation: Mosquito Search and Destroy” to encourage individuals to get rid of mosquito breeding sites around homes, schools and workplaces.
Operation: Mosquito Search and Destroy has begun in St. Catherine where the first zika virus case was identified and will roll out in many other parishes across Jamaica.