NERHA addresses concerned about condition at Runaway Bay Community Health Centre

The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) says efforts are being made to address the condition of the Runaway Bay Community Health Centre in St Ann.

The authority say among the plans on the table is for a new facility, which will provide maternal care services, health promotion and education, community outreach through community health aides, home visiting, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) screening, chronic NCDs management, communicable disease management and basic laboratory services among other services.

The new health centre is to be built Under the Primary Health Care Reform Programme.

Regarding progress on the plans, the authority says the design consultants have prepared the designs and are currently preparing the bills of quantities.

The next step in the process will be obtaining the relevant building approvals.

The health authority provided the update against the background of concerns raised in the public domain regarding conditions at the Runaway Bay Community Health Centre.

It noted that the St Ann Health Department has acknowledged the need for some infrastructure repairs to the building currently occupied by the health centre.

These repairs, including repairs to the roof, were completed by the owner of the building in December 2023, it noted.

The health authority said it and the department are committed to the Strategic Goals of ensuring access to equitable, comprehensive and quality health and making reliable and modern infrastructure available for health service delivery within the North-East Region.

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