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Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa leaves health system severely damaged

Posted on 24 November 2025 (24 November 2025) by Melanie

When the category five Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Oct. 27, it severely damaged health infrastructure and medical supply chains in St. James parish. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency medical and logistical teams quickly responded to the disaster. Working closely with Jamaican emergency relief and health authorities, MSF teams are helping resupply much needed medical equipment, supplies and drugs in both urban and rural areas. Many rural communities are still without electricity […]

Jamaica: MSF response after Hurricane Melissa

Posted on 6 November 2025 (7 November 2025) by Melanie

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams reached Jamaica last weekend and are assessing people’s immediate needs following the massive destruction from Hurricane Melissa. MSF staff are working to reach the most remote areas where people have been completely cut off due to road destruction and where regional hospitals and healthcare centres have been […]

Hurricane Melissa: MSF prepares to respond in Jamaica and other countries

Posted on 30 October 2025 (31 October 2025) by Melanie

On Oct. 28, 2025, the devastating hurricane Melissa, struck Jamaica, causing flooding and widespread destruction. The hurricane then swept across Cuba on Oct. 29 and is now affecting Haiti and other countries in the region. Brice de le Vingne, head of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency unit, responds to the hurricane with the […]