NHF providing mobile pharmacy services in parishes hit hard by Melissa

The National Health Fund (NHF) says it has rolled out mobile pharmacy services to three of the most affected parishes in Western Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa.

The NHF says the mobile service was provided in Black River, St Elizabeth, Cambridge, St James and Negril, Westmoreland.

The Drug Serv team also dispensed medication from the Albert Town Health Centre Pharmacy in Trelawny.

The NHF says regular service is being offered at all main pharmacy locations, with longer than usual wait times at some, as limited electricity and internet remain a challenge after the hurricane.

Residents in St James may access services at the Montego Bay Type 5 Health Centre Drug Serv and the Cornwall Regional Hospital.

Further west, Drug Serv outlets are operational at the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital in Westmoreland and Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover.

Residents of St Elizabeth may visit locations at the Santa Cruz, Junction and Malvern Health Centres.

St Ann customers may access Drug Serv locations at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, as well as health centres in St Ann’s Bay, Claremont, Ocho Rios and Alexandria, also with limited service.

Meanwhile, in St Mary, Drug Serv pharmacies are open at the Port Maria and Annotto Bay hospitals.

Drug Servs at Clarendon’s hospitals in May Pen, Lionel Town and Chapelton are open, as well as the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Mandeville Comprehensive Clinic and Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester.

All Drug Serv pharmacies are also operational in Kingston and St Andrew, except for the Gordon Town Health Centre.

The NHF says it will continue its mobile services for the foreseeable future to keep serving patients in the parishes most affected by Hurricane Melissa.

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