November 17, 2025
Jamaica
The more our teams reach different places the more we realise the devastation of the hurricane. Even though the Jamaicans are very resilient and the authorities very competent we still see that the needs are overwhelming. So as MSF we support the overcoming of the overwhelming needs.
Estifanos Mengistu
MSF emergency coordinator in Jamaica
- MSF teams continue to support the Ministry of Health focusing on St James and St. Elisabeth parishes but not limited to, through mobile clinics, restoring health facilities that have been damaged so that the healthcare system can soon come back to its feet after Hurricane Melissa.
- We continue to support the people with water provision in health facilities and to key communities where water supply is destroyed and there’s no safe water access.
- MSF is distributing hygiene kits to people in emergency shelters and people that are in areas that are hard to access.
- We are supporting the Ministry of Health on vector control. After a hurricane, vector borne diseases, like dengue, can be a high risk and we are doing our best to support the vector-control activities and if needed to contain or to prevent any potential outbreak.
