J$668m spent on health centres, says Health Minister (Source: The Jamaica Observer)

Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson says the ministry is on a move to improve the health care infrastructure across the island. Dr Ferguson was speaking during the official opening of the Nannyville health centre in Nannyvile Gardens, Kingston, on Wednesday.

“We have spent J$131 million on primary health care facilities in the South East Regional Health Authority alone and we so far spent a total of J$688.2 million on health centres under the Primary Health Care Infrastructure Renewal Programme. We have completed 128 health centres with nine pending,” Dr Ferguson said. (Read More)