Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton and the Health Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, will meet with concerned residents regarding the establishment of an Ebola isolation centre in their community.
The isolation facility will be located at the National Chest Hospital, located off Barbican Road in Kingston 6.
The meeting is set for November 4 at 5:30pm at the Barbican Terrace Community Centre.
It will involve residents of Barbican Terrace, Standpipe and Hope Pastures, the three communities in close proximity to the Chest hospital.
The residents have reacted negatively to the location of the isolation centre in their community.
They’ve criticized the government for failing to consult them on the matter and offer assurances that the wider hospital community will not be at risk from Ebola.
The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey says the hospital has always been used to handle infectious diseases.
Dr. Kevin Harvey, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry.
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