Monday, March 02, 2015 | 9:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Data collection is currently being carried out by a Chinese delegation, which is on the island to inform the proposed design of the child and adolescent hospital to be constructed in the Western region of the island.
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| Permanent Secretary, Dr Kevin Harvey (right) in discussion with member of the Chinese delegation Zhang Xuejian, Vice President and Senior Engineer at the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design in China (left) and Dr Ken-Garfield Douglas, Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (centre). The Chinese delegation is in Jamaica to gather information to inform the proposed design of the Child and adolescent hospital to be constructed in Western Jamaica. |
A discussion with the delegation was led with personnel from the Ministry of Health, the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the National Environment and Planning Agency at PIOJ Monday morning, regarding their activities for the next three weeks of their visit.
Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson made the point that this type of hospital was needed, as presently there is a requirement for children to be transferred to Kingston to receive intensive care services, specialist services and appropriate care. Additionally, there is no specific facility geared towards the needs of adolescents.
“I am happy that the members of the Chinese delegation were able to visit Jamaica to start this important process. The health team and other Government agencies will be working with the delegation to ensure that at the end of the visit we can have an idea of the way forward in terms of design and budget,” Dr Ferguson said.
The hospital is expected to provide services for children from 0-19 years old and will be the only facility of its kind in Jamaica, Permanent Secretary, Dr Kevin Harvey said. It is proposed that the facility will be constructed on lands identified on the grounds of the Cornwall Regional Hospital. more
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