Chairperson: Dr Val Collington
Jamaica Hospitals League of Friends (JHLOF) remains a service focused charity that prides itself on delivering precise and carefully targeted medical aid and assistance to health care facilities with the view to achieving maximum effect on patient care and rehabilitation.
With 34 years of commitment to supporting the health service in Jamaica I am pleased, on behalf of the Executive Committee, to report on ongoing achievements in providing medical equipment and supplies via the Ministry of Health to enhance services to those using health care facilities across the island.
We hope you find our website informative as we endeavour to keep you up to date on all JHLOF activities and interests.
We are pleased to note that despite Covid-19, working with a small committee, and some extenuating circumstances our goals to fill gaps in health service provision by delivering medical and health service supplies to Jamaica were achieved. Thanks to the support of others who have maintained keen interest in JHLOF’s work we were able to fulfil the critical need for continued essential medical and rehabilitation equipment. Ongoing regular monetary donations from some supporters, and donations of healthcare supplies enabled continued collection and shipping of supplies and equipment to the Ministry of Health.
We will continue seek volunteers and more committee members to build on our achievements and to improve our effectiveness. In addition, we have received support for and promotion of our charity via Marathon fundraising run, and through JHLOF’s inclusion in collaborative activities with other charities and organisations. For example, working with the Jamaican High Commission to plan a JA 60th gala event in July 2022 to celebrate 60 years of independence! These exposures have highlighted the work of the charity to a wider network of interested parties.
Our Trustees and supporters continue to work hard to help us achieve our goals. We were able to build on the huge amount of equipment provided to Jamaica over the past years with several consignments of donations including incubators, resuscitaires, portable ECG machines, ward furniture, hydraulic beds, trolleys and a variety of well needed medical and surgical supplies. More recently this has included critical care equipment purchased from a Medical Supplies company in Kingston.
We remain committed in our service to Jamaica’s health sector and people, endeavouring to keep the vision alive to help provide a satisfactory standard of health care for all Jamaican citizens. Many thanks to those individuals who have recently come on board to support this worthy cause, as well as our longstanding supporters and fundraisers.
As you view the website pages, look at some of what we have accomplished together over the years since our inception. We are always looking for sponsors, donors and new members to join the charity and welcome both your financial support and your fundraising ideas too.
If you are reading this and you are not yet a JHLOF member, please consider joining this charity. There is much work to be done and we can make the difference by working together. The annual membership subscription of £20 will go a long way to help the charity achieve its goals.
Once again, I extend warmest thanks for your support over the years and look forward to us continuing this most vital and necessary work together in the future.
Stay Blessed,
Dr Val Collington
Chair
Jamaica Hospitals League of Friends