Ministry of Health & Wellness Year in Review 2020 January 5 2021

Brick by brick many Jamaicans are out picking up the pieces after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. One of the encouraging signs in the rebuilding process is that we aren’t doing it alone. Many of Jamaica’s development partners, members of the diaspora and countries from the region have pledged their support. To centralize the process the government has launched...

Jamaica’s international partners, seeing the needs on the ground and understanding that time is of the essence in the aftermath of a disaster, have been providing cash and kind to assist vulnerable communities across the country. We share details on some of the donations on today’s programme.

Jamaica has begun its relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Melissa's impact across the country. We have boots on the ground, and our emergency response teams are working around the clock to restore operations on the island to normalcy. We’re talking about relief operations, search and rescue missions, logistics coordination, and securing high-risk areas.