JAHJAH Foundation Donates Medical Machines To Health Facilities

Medical equipment valued at $2.1 million dollars is being donated to hospitals across the island by the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation.

A two-day training workshop on how to use the machines was held yesterday and today (January 21-22)

The JAHJAH Foundation has been on a mission for change for the past six years, raising awareness and improving health and education.

Fourteen Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP) machines are being donated to medical facilities island-wide.

The BIPAP machine is a breathing ventilator that also assists patients with underlying heart failures.

Thirty physicians underwent training in emergency ultrasound and critical care through the foundation’s workshop.

The pulmonologist at the National Chest Hospital Dr. Terry Baker notes that Intensive Care Units and equipment are few in Jamaica.

Annually Jamaica receives over $10 million U.S dollars from the JAHJAH’s Foundation in donations to hospitals and schools.

CEO and Founder of the Foundation, Dr. Trevor Dixon notes that partnership is significant within the diaspora.

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