Jamaica has acquired a donation of humanitarian provides from the Authorities of the Federative Republic of Brazil to assist ongoing post-Hurricane Melissa aid and restoration efforts.
The handover ceremony was held on Tuesday (January 13) on the Ministry’s Port Royal Road places of work in downtown Kingston.
The donation includes 20 transportable, solar-powered water purifiers able to working off-grid, roughly three tonnes of dehydrated meals, and medical and emergency response kits.
Talking on the ceremony, Minister of International Affairs and International Commerce, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, expressed appreciation to the Authorities and folks of Brazil for his or her solidarity and well timed assist.
She famous that the donation adopted commitments made throughout discussions between Prime Minister Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on the margins of the G20.
She famous that the solar-powered water purifiers are particularly essential in areas the place electrical energy has not but been restored.
“The place electrical energy is down, there isn’t any water as a result of the water techniques depend on electrical energy…, having solar-powered purifiers displays an understanding, sensitivity and pragmatism, which is sincerely appreciated,” she identified.
Minister Johnson Smith underscored that the donation displays the sturdy and long-standing relationship between Jamaica and Brazil, including that Brazil will stay an essential associate as Jamaica continues to get better and rebuild stronger within the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
For his half, Chargé d’Affaires on the Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Minister Eric Sogocio, mentioned the donation was facilitated by means of coordination between the Brazilian Cooperation Company and Brazil’s Ministry of Well being, below Brazil’s humanitarian cooperation framework.
He counseled the Jamaican Authorities’s response to the catastrophe, describing it as a testomony to efficient institutional coordination and the resilience of the Jamaican folks.
Senior Director for Mitigation, Planning and Analysis, Workplace of Catastrophe Preparedness and Emergency Administration (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards, welcomed the donation on behalf of affected households and communities, noting that it’ll present tangible aid as nationwide efforts proceed to concentrate on helping probably the most weak.
“This help will play an essential function in supporting affected households and advancing rehabilitation and restoration efforts,” she mentioned.
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