02.02.08.01. Do remittances play an important role in the financing of health care? | Jamaica

02.02.08.01. Do remittances play an important role in the financing of health care? | Jamaica

27 Sep 2022

Remittances play an important role in financing individual and community health care resources in Jamaica. For example, in 2018, approximately $5 million dollars (JMD) was raised for the Ministry of Health by the Diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK) group, as  part of the High Commission’s Adopt-A-Clinic initiative. The initiative seeks to encourage persons to utilise community health facilities by ensuring that the facilities have necessary personnel and equipment, and are attractively furbished. Other individuals and charities also raised funds and donated equipment under the UK project, which then facilitated the adoption of at least five clinics across the island (Jamaica Observer, 2018).

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Jamaica Observer. (2018). Latest News. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/