Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 15, 2025 (JNF Hospital Communications) — Below the auspices of the Psychological Well being System Enhancement Undertaking of the Taiwan ICDF in St. Kitts and Nevis, two psychiatrists from the Taipei Veterans Basic Hospital are within the nation on a five-day go to the place they’re anticipated to guage, amongst others, work being performed on the psychiatrist ward on the JNF Basic Hospital.
“Now we have the 2 consultants who’ve come to take a look at the place we’re with respect to the psychological well being programme, and the place we’re with respect to the work that’s being performed presently on the Psychiatrists Ward,” mentioned Mr Curtis Martin, Everlasting Secretary within the Ministry of Well being on Monday July 14 when the 2 psychiatrists had been welcomed on the JNF Basic Hospital.
Dr Jia-Shyun Jeng, a Board-certified Psychiatrist and Board-Licensed Youngster and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Dr Chih-Ming Cheng, a Guide Psychiatrist, each of the Taipei Veterans Basic Hospital, had been launched by Ms Ivy Shih, Undertaking Supervisor of the Psychological Well being System Enhancement Undertaking of Taiwan ICDF in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Current on the assembly additionally included Ms Latoya Jeffers, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Well being within the Nevis Island Administration. After the assembly which was held on the convention room of the JNF Basic Hospital, they had been taken on a tour of the psychiatrist ward, led by Dr Jenson Morton, Director of Well being Establishments inside the Ministry of Well being.
With them included Mr McMillan Cuffy, Supervisor and Psychological Well being Counsellor on the Behavioural Well being and Wellness Centre in Nevis; Ms Seana Cuffy, Nurse Supervisor of Neighborhood Psychological Well being, St. Kitts; and had been later joined by resident psychiatrists Dr Tanya Sanchez, and Dr Victoria Gomez-Sanchez.
“For the primary time now we have truly had one of many robust rooms outfitted, the partitions have been outfitted with the appropriate padding and so forth for the meant goal,” mentioned PS Martin in reference to the rehabilitation work happening on the psychiatrist ward.
The Everlasting Secretary outlined that coverage makers each in St. Kitts and in Nevis would have travelled to Taiwan to provide them the required publicity when it comes to psychological well being capability constructing, and likewise coaching actions with the neighborhood based mostly nurses.
“For us, it’s actually about psychological well being, and it’s about behavioural well being and wellness and so we proceed to roll this out to construct capability, to uplift even our Psychological Day Therapy Centre, and we’re going to uplift our outreach and our affect locally,” emphasised the Everlasting Secretary.
He mentioned in conclusion: “We wish to thank the Republic of China on Taiwan for its strong collaboration and contribution to the on-going work on psychological well being preparedness and motion.”
Underscoring the timeliness of the help from the Republic of China on Taiwan, Dr Jenson Morton, Director of Well being Establishments inside the Ministry of Well being, mentioned that the Taiwanese have come to help them with the psychiatrist work at a time when their focus for the subsequent two years goes to be on psychological well being.
“They’re aiding to start with, with the refurbishment of the Occupational Remedy Centre, in addition to with our robust isolation room almost about the padding of these rooms,” in response to Dr Morton. “They’ve already helped us almost about a few of the portray on the within and the interior refreshing of the division, and we sit up for the continued serving to help from them.”
Within the meantime, Undertaking Supervisor of the Psychological Well being System Enhancement Undertaking of Taiwan Worldwide Cooperation and Improvement Fund (ICDF) in St. Kitts and Nevis, Ms Ivy Shih, suggested that the 2 visiting consultants are within the nation to additionally consider the challenge’s work because it was launched in November final yr
“They’ll keep right here for 5 days, and through these 5 days we could have the Stigmatisation Workshop; we could have the Housecare Coaching Workshop; and we may also have the screening of well being actions for them to guage what we’re doing,” mentioned the Undertaking Supervisor.
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