After 5 years, the Organisation of Japanese Caribbean States (OECS) Fee has accomplished the World Financial institution-funded OECS Regional Well being Mission. The fruits of the challenge was marked with a hybrid in-person and digital Shut-Out Ceremony on July 30, 2024, on the Royalton Resort, Saint Lucia.
The challenge was launched in a bid to strengthen the preparedness capacities of well being methods for public well being emergencies and commenced work in August 2019. The beneficiary OECS Member States are the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Delivering remarks on the ceremony, Ms Sisera Simon, Head, Human and Social Division, OECS Fee said,
“This challenge has been a big endeavor because it aligns strategically with the priorities of the OECS Fee. Our area has confronted quite a few challenges together with low financial progress, these points exacerbate the difficulties confronted by important establishments like our well being system by way of disaster. This challenge was conceived in recognition of those challenges and aimed to mitigate their impression by way of strategic efforts.”
Jenny Daniel, Everlasting Secretary, Ministry of Well being, Wellness and Aged Affairs, Saint Lucia, representing a challenge beneficiary nation remarked,
“For the reason that challenge launch in 2019, the OECS Fee has undertaken many actions which have benefitted the Authorities of Saint Lucia and the Ministry of Well being and Wellness.”
Addressing attendees on the ceremony, Thulani Matsebula, Process Chief – World Financial institution, thanked the OECS Fee for its work on the challenge. In response to Matsebula,
“This can be a bittersweet second for us, I need to recognize the Mission Implementation Unit. Thanks a lot to your exhausting work on this challenge and guaranteeing the implementation was not falling behind.”
Additionally delivering remarks have been Dr. Carlene Radix, Technical Advisor to the OECS Fee and a cocreator of this challenge, who recognised the function of the World Financial institution in working with international locations; and Religion Harry Jn. Baptiste, Mission Supervisor, OECS Regional Well being Mission who highlighted a ninety-three p.c completion fee of the challenge, with 18 technical working teams and over 700 sub-activities.
The OECS Fee needs to thank the World Financial institution, CARPHA all Members States and stakeholders for his or her help.
Key Accomplishments of the OECS Regional Well being Mission
- Skilled 67 individuals in Sexual & Reproductive Well being & GBV for emergency catastrophe conditions and 80+ Individuals within the evaluation and use of GIS Knowledge for Determination-Making & Emergency Response.
- Created Useful resource Budgets and Motion Plans for LQMS and a PR marketing campaign to help advocacy for Regulation of Public Well being Labs within the OECS.
- Launched OECS GIS Server and On-line Portal for sharing GIS data, and Stock & Geodatabase of 167 Well being Services and Companies in 6 OECS International locations.
- Developed an motion plan for Provide Chain Administration of pooled procurement of Laboratory Gear & Provides within the OECS.
- Drafted Mannequin Laws, an Motion Plan and a Communications Marketing campaign for the implementation of an OECS ID linked to a singular well being identifier.
- Established Harmonized Framework, Implementation Plan and Technical Specs for the harmonization of Registration of Well being Professionals within the OECS.
- Developed Insurance policies and Procedures for the Growth, Upkeep, Use and sharing of Geographic Info Techniques Knowledge within the OECS.
- Developed OECS Multi-hazard preparedness & response Framework and Plan for enhancing the coordination of regional emergencies.
- Procured Registration Software program for the Harmonization of Registration of Well being Professionals within the OECS.
- Procured and stockpiled particles clearance kits for multi-hazard emergency response within the OECS.
