Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has revealed that there has been an increase in visits to health centres in the past few years, with 1.6 million visits registered since January, 400,000 more than the entire 2019 and more with the recent pandemic.
Omni Industries Ltd. engaged in the ministry’s “Adopt a Clinic” programme, which has pulled in more than $130 million in support from charities and corporate entities to upgrade health facilities across the island in its first five years. At the adoption ceremony in Brown’s Hall, St Catherine, Omni Industries Limited contributed $35 million which partnered with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the National Health Fund to construct the new Brown’s Hall Health Centre.
Dr. Christopher Tufton said the upgrade was timely and will greatly enhance the delivery of health services at the facility, adding family planning, immunisation and doctor’s visits to the previous offerings of maternal and paediatric services. Omni Industries, alongside their partnering friends Kemtek Development Limited gave an additional $3 million to assist with the purchase of needed clinical equipment.