Some 50 health care facilities in seven Caribbean countries are being improved and retrofitted as part of the SMART Health Care Facilities project, with $38.3 million in financial support from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (UK aid). The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Health Emergencies Department, in partnership with the Ministries of Health, is assessing some 600 health centers, hospitals, and similar facilities in Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana and Belize.
Some 50 health care facilities in seven Caribbean countries are being improved and retrofitted as part of the SMART Health Care Facilities project, with $38.3 million in financial support from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (UK aid). The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Health Emergencies Department, in partnership with the Ministries of Health, is assessing some 600 health centers, hospitals, and similar facilities in Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana and Belize. The selection of the facilities and the retrofitting works are being guided by a team of regional experts under the supervision of Regional Advisor and Project Manager Dr. Dana van Alphen, using the SMART Toolkit developed by PAHO to assess structural, nonstructural, functional and environmentally sound elements.
