Handover of Medical Sets and Disposables to RHAs-Project Code Care

Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (second right), Minister and Health and Wellness along with Mr. Errol Greene (first left), Regional Director for the South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Patrick Wheatle (second left), Regional Technical Director of the North East Regional Health Authority and St. Andrade Sinclair (first right), Regional Director for the Western Regional Health Authority, examine surgical sets and other medical disposables handed over to the Regional Health Authorities from the Ministry of Health and Wellness on September 6, 2023.

Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (second right), Minister and Health and Wellness along with Mr. Errol Greene (first left), Regional Director for the South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Patrick Wheatle (second left), Regional Technical Director of the North East Regional Health Authority and St. Andrade Sinclair (first right), Regional Director for the Western Regional Health Authority, examine surgical sets and other medical disposables handed over to the Regional Health Authorities from the Ministry of Health and Wellness on September 6, 2023.

The medical supplies are valued at an approximate cost of J$184,000,000.00 and forms part of the Ministry's CODE CARE Initiative geared towards aimed at clearing up the backlog of elective surgeries.