The ESF medical mission team comprised of 7 local professionals and 2 students who were eager to serve and that we successfully supported nearly 500 Jamaican residents in the East Central St. James Parish. This humanitarian mission was also supported by the Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and his spouse, Mrs. Carmen Bartlett from Jamaica National Overseas Inc., Joy Roberts, Don Daly and his team, Iberostar Hotel, Gregory, our driver, local and regional leaders like Mayor Davis, and Stainton Baker, the staff and head Nurses at the clinics, and many more.
ESF has already started the initiative locally with providing frequent health fairs for basic screenings and we are building our teams abroad. We found some of the same clinical presentations as are in the US and around the world which, includes, Hypertension, Diabetes, Women’s health issues, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. During our experience in Jamaica, we were able to transfer a patient in Hypertensive crisis to the Emergency Room, manage a patient experiencing hyperglycemia, provide extensive Education for patients affected with HIV and hands on counseling for patients with co-morbid conditions like Stroke, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), and Hypertension.
A sincere thank you to everyone of our community supporters and our ESF Team who achieved their goals and exemplified a stellar performance!
ERIE,
ESF Team Jamaica