Multi-Hazard Preparedness Plan Review

16/05/2025 3 min

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Episode Synopsis


In a strategic effort to enhance Saint Lucia’s health emergency preparedness and response capacity, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), embarked on a comprehensive review of its National Multi-Hazard Health Sector Disaster Management Plan. This initiative formed part of a five-day workshop aimed at reinforcing national resilience against public health emergencies and natural disasters.

The workshop brought together key stakeholders in health and disaster management to strengthen existing frameworks and to develop an updated Pandemic Preparedness Plan that integrated lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.