Miramar continues effort to help Jamaica after devastating Category 5 hurricane
The fight to help Jamaicans after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island continues with Miramar Commissioner Maxwell Chambers and Not Forgotten Corp. raising money for a new medical mobile clinic.
The team is asking for $260,000 to fund a medical bus and staff through donations on the Not Forgotten website.
This medical bus would head to Jamaica to provide free medical services in the wake of the devastating storm that made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane.
The commissioner announced the initiative as Miramar expanded its hurricane efforts by joining with Food for the Poor to distribute food and supplies in November.
Chambers traveled to Jamaica in November to help distribute some of the donations.
Now, through Miramar newsletters and the Not Forgotten website, he has laid out the details of the mobile clinic initiative and how you can help.
“In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the urgent need for accessible health care in Jamaica has become even more apparent. Communities that were already facing significant challenges now find themselves grappling with the devastating effects of this natural disaster,” the organization writes on its website.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Oct. 28, destroying homes, schools, hotels and hospitals.
Organizers say that the need for mobile medical care is immediate because of worsening health conditions in the area, a disruption of routine care and a nutrition crisis.
Services via the bus will include free care and a team of skilled nurses and doctors who will fly to Jamaica to help. They will also work with local leaders to address the most pressing health concerns.
From Dec. 5-7, Chambers and the city held Fashion Weekend, which also raised money for the bus.
“As global designers converge on Miramar, we are proud to ensure that the creativity on our runway translates into meaningful support for the Jamaica Mobile Clinic Initiative,” Chambers said in a news release.
