ACHIEVEMENTS: Ministry of Health

San Fernando Teaching Hospital

Some of the achievements in healthcare under the People’s Partnership Government.

Implementation of the Gatekeepers Project,
“Empowering Young Males in Communities”.

In commemoration of International Women’s
Day, nationwide workshops were held on domestic
violence, agriculture, sex health and education, life
skills, employment and employability and health
and safety; training was provided to Government
Ministries on gender- responsive budgeting.

Developed the National Strategic Plan for Child
Development, based on stakeholder consultations.

Implementation of the National Youth Volunteerism
Project, an integrated approach to develop and
nurture a sense of caring, giving and pride in young
people through involvement in meaningful volunteer
projects.

Review of the National Youth Policy, the National
Youth Council and the National Gender Policy.

320 women graduated from the Women in Harmony
Programme for single head of households with low
or no skills and low or no income.

Signed agreement with NIPDEC for project
management & construction services as well as
partnerships with the Ministry of Health to establish
some of the following construction projects in
communities:-

a) Transition Homes for Children leaving
Orphanages (2)

b) Safe Houses for persons in Domestic Violence
Situations (3)

c) Respite Centres — For persons who provide
care services (2)

d) Institute of Healing to support healing (1)

e) Assessment Centers (4)

f) Interdisciplinary Child Development Centers (3)

g) Model Children’s Home (1)
Commissioning of Phase 1 services at the new
Scarborough General Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 100-
bed hospital including outpatient clinics, radiology
and pharmacy services – the first real addition to
Tobago’s hospital services in 50 years.

The new Arima Hospital, envisaged to be a modern,
150-bed hospital, has been approved.

The Children’s Hospital and Multi-Training Facility,
which will contain 150 adult beds and 80 beds for children, a
burns care unit, casualty clinic for children and adults,
a multi-training facility and a school for medicine and
nursing underway.

The San Fernando General Hospital and The
University of the West Indies constructed
accommodation and training facilities for medical
interns on the southern hospital’s compound.

Adaptation of Chancery Lane Administration
Complex to Chancery Lane Hospital Complex, an
extension of the San Fernando General Hospital
to hold 234 beds with a paediatric ward, outpatient
clinic, pharmacy, labs, lecture hall.