Strategic Management & Administration
Overview of Department:
- Developing proactive policies, legislation, strategies, and programmes for the health and social service sectors.
- Promoting gender equity, social justice, and the progressive realization of the right to health.
- Performing essential public health functions, including health promotion, public health surveillance, research, and control of risks to public health.
- Mitigating the impact of natural and man-made disasters on the health of the population.
- Delivering a wide range of social protection programmes and services, including social safety net programmes targeting the most vulnerable members of the population.
Department News
MONTSERRAT OPENS A NEW PCR COVID-19 TESTING LAB
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has increased its testing capacity for infectious diseases and COVID-19, with the commissioning of a Polymerase Chain Reaction
4th June 2021
PUBLIC HOSPITAL REGULATIONS AMENDED TO INCLUDE UPDATED COVID-19 TESTING FEES
The Government of Montserrat has amended the schedule of fees in the Public Hospital Regulations (Cap.14.01) to include an updated list of fees which much
28th May 2021
NO LINK BETWEEN ASTRAZENECA VACCINE AND DEATHS ON MONTSERRAT
Recent investigations into two sudden deaths have found no link to the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID- 19 vaccine. This report from the Ministry of Health and Social
21st May 2021
Permanent Secretary
Mrs. Camille Thomas-Gerald
Departments/Unit Contact Information
Strategic Management & Administration
Head: Mrs. Camille Thomas-Gerald (Permanent Secretary)
Email: mehcs@gov.ms
Main Tel: 664-491-2880