International Health Partners (IHP) is urgently responding to the aftermath of hurricane Melissa in Jamaica by supplying 63 Essential Health Packs (EHPs) via our trusted partner Project HOPE. Each pack is a portable, pre-packed kit of essential medicines designed to support primary healthcare delivery in crisis settings. Each kit functions as a mobile pharmacy including antibiotics, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and anti-hypertension medicines and can support over 800 people.
On 28 October 2025, Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a devastating Category 5 storm, leaving a trail of destruction that has overwhelmed the country's health system. More than 1.5 million people - half the population - have been affected. Critical infrastructure has been destroyed, hospitals severely damaged, and access to clean water disrupted. Medical supplies are running dangerously low, health workers are exhausted, and communities remain at serious risk as needs continue to rise.
Each Essential Health Pack meets the core health needs of more than 800 people and can be rapidly deployed to clinics, shelters, and mobile health units. International Health Partners oversees every stage - from procurement and quality control to shipment - working closely with our partner Project HOPE to identify where medicines are needed most. This targeted approach ensures that urgent medical care reaches the people and communities who need it most, when it matters most.
Providing vital medicines and medical supplies to communities in Jamaica is key to helping those hardest hit recover as quickly as possible. By restoring health, we lay the foundation for lasting recovery - giving schools the chance to reopen, and enabling communities to rebuild their resources, livelihoods, and infrastructure with strength and resilience.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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