Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has taken to social media to air his discontent with the Health Ministry’s response to the Chikungunya virus.
Speaking on his Facebook page, Mr. Holness also criticized a comment made by Prime Minister and PNP President Portia Simpson Miller where she stated at the party’s annual conference that her administration was doing less with more resources.
Mr. Holness titled his post ‘Doing less with the health of the people of Jamaica’.
Mr. Holness says it’s been one week since he recovered from the mosquito borne Chikungunya virus.
He says as thousands of Jamaicans continue to become infected with the virus the country is losing days of productivity.
He adds that many households now have to divert scarce and limited income to buying medicine, while the health service is now overburdened.
The opposition leader says the virus is having a negative impact on the economy, the education system and the people.
Speaking on the Nationwide-produced ‘Timeline’ with Dennis Brooks, Mr. Holness says epidemics happen when governments are slow in their response to threats of disease.
He says the Health Minister’s nonchalant response to the crisis and his hiding behind confirmed cases, is baffling.
Mr. Holness says the Simpson Miller administration’s response to most challenges is to ignore the problem.
Mr. Holness says he’s amazed that the Prime Minister has not said a word on the matter and worse, has not ordered a special allocation of funds to support a programme of mosquito/vector control.
Andrew Holness, Opposition Leader
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