China is the latest country to make its contribution to the efforts, after making its contribution to the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa after sending medical staff to the country, to boost the level of medical personnel that’s much-needed.
The Chinese Government sent a medical ship to Jamaica with 104 medical professionals on board to support the effort, with Jamaica’s Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton saying: “It’s a massive boost of health care provision.” According to the Minister, the ship was set to relocate to the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny, which included 60 doctors, 32 nurses and pharmacists, and technicians.
For Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, she emphasized that work is ongoing to getting more health facilities and services back on track. She said that in the worst-affected parishes - which included Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Hanover, St James, and Trelawny - 74 of the 101 health centres have since started to offer scheduled services.
Dr. Bisasor-McKenzie did stress that hospitals in affected areas are offering services with the support of health centres. For local community health aide workers - they are working, directly, in the affected areas, advising persons where they can visit for primary health care and also conducting health sensitisation and public education.
