•The Moneague Health Centre in St. Ann was refurbished at a cost of $26 million to benefit 32,000 patients.
•Ground was broken for the construction of a new administrative building for the St. Ann Health Department at a cost of some $400 million.
•The Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre in Manchester was upgraded to offer improved services and retrofitted with additional safety features to be more resilient to natural disasters. Work was done under the US$6.5-million Caribbean-wide Smart Health Project.
•The Cambridge Health Centre was renovated by the NHF at a cost of more than $60 million. It will benefit some 4,000 residents of Cambridge and its environs.
•A new $29 million energy-efficient boiler system was installed at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland.
•A US$5-million contract was signed for the implementation of an Electronic Health Records (EHR) System in the public health sector.
•The St. Elizabeth-based Black River Hospital was equipped with a $37 million digital retrofit system. Tackling NCDs
•Thousands of persons across the island benefitted from free health checks under the ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign.
•A ‘Weekend of Wellness (WOW) was staged involving free health checks, invigorating workout sessions and nutritious food
•The Nutrition Facts Panel Media Campaign was launched to help consumers make healthier food choices.
•A Physical Activity and Pregnancy Guide was produced to reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes, pree-clampsia, postpartum depression and Caesarean delivery.
Promoting Mental Wellness
•Problem Management Plus (PM+) was launched, which trains community leaders to provide mental health support to persons at the community level. The intervention was developed to assist people with mild depression, anxiety, and stress.
•A series of school wellness check-ins were conducted at high schools across the island. The sessions included stress-management technique displays, exercise sessions aimed at promoting mental wellness and strategies to reduce stigma.