Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, broke ground for the rehabilitation of the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Sewage Treatment Plant on Friday.

The upgrade and modernisation project is being funded by the National Health Fund (NHF) at a cost of $83.6 million.

The Minister also lauded the NHF for continuing to support projects, not only in St. Ann but across the country.

The NHF recently broke ground for two major health projects in the north-eastern parishes – a district health centre in Buff Bay, Portland, and a laboratory and physiotherapy building at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary –at a total cost of $380 million.

For his part, NHF’s Director of Projects, Institutional Benefits & Facilities Management, Orett Clarke, indicated that with the overall improvements to the various health facilities in the region, citizens will be able to access improved healthcare within their respective areas.