The Jamaican government will spend more than $1 billion this fiscal year to upgrade health facilities across the island, according to an article on the Jamaican Observer.
Targets for this year include the installation of five sewerage treatment facilities to serve 14 health facilities, purchase of equipment for four primary care centers, procurement of five new medical waste trucks, installation of four cold storage facilities, installation of piped medical gas systems at major hospitals, completion of new child and adolescent mental health facility and the completion of the design phase for a child and adolescent health hospital, the article said.
There are also plans to provide Internet services at all hospitals and the installation of a cold storage facility in all regions.
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