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Kingston and St. Andrew 95-95-95 Targets (2022) PLHIV: 9,861

92%

58%

83%

Source: Ministry of Health Treatment Database and Epidemiology Report

Kingston and St. Andrew HIV Care Continuum (2022) PLHIV: 9,861

92%

53%

44%

Source: Ministry of Health Treatment Database and Epidemiology Report

Mayor's Message

“As Mayor of Kingston, it is my pleasure to support and have our city participate in the Fast-Track Cities initiative.

A key component in reducing new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths is reducing and eliminating the stigma and discrimination associated with getting tested for HIV and knowing your HIV status.

The most urbanized parishes in Jamaica have the greatest cumulative number of reported HIV cases. Therefore, as custodians of the well-being of the city of Kingston, the most urbanized city in Jamaica, we have a vested interest in the success of the Fast-Track Cities initiative.

Saber es poder or Knowledge is power. This is the approach I encourage people to take regarding their HIV status. Know your HIV status! Get tested for HIV! And be better able to prevent new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths.

Kingston will, through this global network, improve the number of persons who are aware of their status and receive ARV treatment while simultaneously combatting stigma and discrimination through increased knowledge and awareness that we will obtain from this initiative.

It is my pleasure to partner with UNAIDS and IAPAC as we make a united effort to advance the welfare and healthcare of those who are affected by HIV around us.”

Delroy Williams
Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew
HIV Services
Bellevue Hospital

Primary Contact: (876) 928-1380-7

16 by 2 Windward Kingston 2 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Sun - Sat, 8:00am - 10:00pm

Mission: The Bellevue Hospital is a specialist hospital which was established to provide care for mentally ill clients. HIV/AIDS testing and treatment are among the services provided.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Bustamante Hospital for Children

Primary Contact: (876) 968-0300

5 Arthur Wint Drive Kingston 5 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: 24 Hours

Mission: The Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) has the distinction of being the only specialist paediatric hospital in the English-Speaking Caribbean. The institution caters to patients from birth to 12 years, providing a comprehensive range of diagnostic, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and ambulatory services in paediatric medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties including paediatric HIV/AIDs care.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Comprehensive Health Centre

Primary Contact: (876) 924-9473, (876) 922-2095

55 Slipe Pen Road Kingston 5 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 8:00pm

Mission: The Comprehensive Health Centre otherwise knowns as Comprehensive Clinic is a type 5 health centre and is one of the most important health centres in Jamaica. It serves a wide cross-section of persons in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA)through the provision of health care services including HIV and AIDS treatment and care.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Comprehensive Health Centre (Paediatric)

Primary Contact: (876) 924-9473, (876) 922-2095

55 Slipe Pen Road Kingston 5 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 8:00pm

Mission: The Comprehensive Health Centre is one of the most important health centres in Jamaica. It serves a wide cross-section of persons in KSA through the provision of health care services including paediatric HIV/AIDS treatment and care.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Duhaney Park Health Centre

Primary Contact: (876) 933-3484

122a Baldwin Crescent Kingston 20 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Mission: The (DPHC) is a type III Government health facility that provides a range of medical services including HIV and AIDS testing and treatment, NCD treatment and mental health treatment.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

East Queen Street Baptist

East Queen Street Kingston

Mission: East Queen St Baptist Health Centre is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: Treatment, Care, Counselling

Hope Institute

Primary Contact: 876-927-2111, 876-927-2887

7 Golding Avenue Kingston 7 St. Andrew

ceo.nch@serha.gov.jm

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 7:00am - 7:00pm

Mission: The Hope Institute serves as a free hospital for cancer patients with a 40-bed capacity. It works in tandem with the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). It is monitored by the Ministry of Health under the South East Regional Health Authority.

Primary Services: Treatment, Care, Counselling

Kingston Public Hospital

Primary Contact: (876) 922-0210-9

North Street Kingston

Hour of Operation: 24 Hours

Mission: The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has evolved into the largest multidisciplinary hospital in the Government Health Service as well as the largest trauma centre in the public hospital system. It is a type A hospital catering to Jamaicans and also provides HIV and AIDS care.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Maxfield Park Health Centre

Primary Contact: (876) 968-7585

89 Maxfield Avenue Kingston 10 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The (MPHC) is a type V government health centre that provides a range of medical services including HIV/AIDS testing and treatment, NCD treatment and mental health treatment.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Nannyville Health Centre

Nannyville Gardens St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The Nannyville Health Centre is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

National Chest Hospital

Primary Contact: (876) 977-7793

36 1/2 Barbican Road Kingston 6 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The National Chest Hospital, formally known as the King George V Sanatorium was constructed in 1938 and officially opened in 1940 as a 222 bed facility for the isolation and management of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis – the main cause of death in Jamaica at that time. The hospital provides comprehensive HIV and AIDS treatment.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Norman Gardens Health Centre

Primary Contact: 876-928-1099

11 Range Crescent Kingston 2 Kingston

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The Norman Gardens Health Centre is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Oak Glade Health Centre

Primary Contact: 876-937-4748

114 Haille Selassie Drive Kingston

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The Oak Glade Health Centre is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases to the communities of West Kingston.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Olympic Gardens

Primary Contact: 876-923-7474

11 Olympic Way St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 3:00pm

Mission: The Olympic Gardens Health Centre is a Type III government health facility centre that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Operation Friendship

Primary Contact: 876-967-0711

2C E Bell Road Kingston 11 Kingston

operation@friendshipjamaica.org

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 2:00pm

Mission: Operation Friendship is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Rollington Town Health Centre

Primary Contact: 876-928-1099

37A Giltress St Kingston 2 Kingston

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The Rollington Town Health Centre is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: HIV Treatment, Care, Counselling

St Joseph's Hospital

Primary Contact: 876-928-4956-9

22 Deanery Road Kingston 3 Kingston

info.sjh@gmail.com

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 7:30am - 8:00pm

Mission: St Joseph's Hospital is a Type C hospital in KSA specialising in a wide range of services including non-communicable diseases (NCD) treatment.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Stony Hill Health Centre

Primary Contact: 876-942-9677

Lot 7 Main Street Stony Hill St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon & Wed, 8:00AM - 8:00PM, Tues, Thurs & Fri, 8:00 am - 4:00pm

Mission: The Stony Hill Health Centre is a Type III government health facility that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases for residents of Stony Hill and its environs.

Primary Services: Treatment, Care, Counselling

Sunrise Health Centre

Primary Contact: 876-969-7310

107 Red Hills Road Kingston St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 7:00am - 4:00pm

Mission: The Sunrise Health Centre is a Type III government health facility centre that provides a range of medical services including treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Primary Services: Treatment, Care, Counselling

University Hospital of the West Indies (Paediatric)

Primary Contact: (876) 927-1621

Mona Kingston 7 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: 24 Hours

Mission: The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is an internationally recognized academic institution which facilitates the clinical training of health care professionals. This type A regional referral hospital has over time expanded its services to meet the health needs of the region. Its services include the provision of paediatric HIV/AIDS care.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Victoria Jubilee Hospital

Primary Contact: (876) 922-3000

North Street Kingston

Hour of Operation: 24 Hours

Mission: The Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) is the largest referral maternity hospital in the English-speaking Caribbean. The type S hospital was established in 1887 when prominent Jamaicans built a maternal hospital in honour of Queen Victoria who celebrated her Jubilee Anniversary that year.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Windward Road Health Centre

Primary Contact: (876) 928-3333

18 Paradise Street Kingston 2

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 7:30am - 5:00pm

Mission: The Windward Road Health Centre (WRHC) is a type V government health centre that provides a range of medical services including HIV/AIDS testing and treatment as well as NCD and mental health treatment. They are also a designated HIV testing site by the MOHW.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Medical Centre

Primary Contact: (876)313-3340

183 Hagley Park Road Kingston 10 St. Andrew

AHFJamaica@aidshealth.org

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 4:00pm Sat, 10am–2pm

Mission: The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Jamaica is a locally registered non-governmental organization (NGO) and is part of the multinational AIDS Healthcare Foundation which exist in over forty (40) countries worldwide. In February of 2018, AHF Jamaica Medical Centre began providing services to HIV and STI patients. These services include prevention, testing and treatment. The Medical Centre also extends its services to persons living with chronic illnesses and other diseases.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling

Ashe

Primary Contact: (876) 960-2985

8 Cargill Avenue Kingston 10 St. Andrew

ashe@theashecompany.org

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Mission: Ashe is a non-governmental, internationally acclaimed edutainment and theatre arts company in the English-speaking Caribbean. The entity is committed to the preservation and renewal of the Jamaica Afro-Caribbean culture through the use of “Edutainment” (educating while entertaining), entertainment, community transformation, youth empowerment and social development projects. The organisation also performs HIV and AIDS testing services.

Primary Services: Testing

Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition

Primary Contact: (876) 631-7299

Suite 1D/1E 1 Braemar Avenue Kingston 5 St. Andrew

Ivan.cruickshank@gmail.com

Mission: Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) is a coalition of community leaders and non-governmental agencies that are advocates and service providers, working with and on behalf of Caribbean populations who are especially vulnerable to HIV infection or often forgotten in access to treatment and healthcare programmes. These groups include men who have sex with men (MSM), persons of trans experience, sex workers, people who use drugs, orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV, migrant populations, persons in prison and ex-prisoners, and youth in especially difficult circumstances.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

CHARES

Primary Contact: (876) 977-6921

University Hospital of the West Indies, Mona Kingston 6 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Mission: The Centre for HIV/AIDS and Education Service (CHARES) is located on the grounds of the University Hospital of the West Indies. It provides a wide range of HIV and AIDS services including testing, treatment, counselling and research.

Primary Services: Testing, Treatment, Counselling, Redress

Children First

Primary Contact: (876) 668-6935

2 Moresham Avenue Kingston 10 St. Andrew

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Mission: Children First is a newly transformed independent non-governmental agency. The original project began in 1989 with the support of Save the Children Fund (UK), with 50 street children. Children First presently serves approximately 620 children aged 3 – 18 years. It is the largest of its kind in Jamaica. The focus of the project is to work with and for children using the child participation technique, empowering them to become actively involved in decision making.

Primary Services: Testing, Outreach, Counselling, Advocacy, Support

Council of Voluntary Social Services

Primary Contact: (876) 906-0065

2D Camp Road Kingston 4 St. Andrew

info@cvssja.org

Mission: The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) was founded in 1940 as a coordinating body for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in social development. CVSS is the oldest and largest umbrella NGO in Jamaica. It is a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital and registered as a charity. CVSS is an Approved Charitable Organization under Section 2 and Section 17 of the Charities Act, 2013 of Jamaica and a Member of the International Council on Social Welfare.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Equality Jamaica (J-FLAG)

Primary Contact: (876) 620-7698 or (876) 620-7727

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Mission: J-FLAG is a human rights and social justice organisation which advocates for the rights, livelihood and well- being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Jamaica.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support

Eve for Life

Primary Contact: (876) 620-0515

53 Renfield Drive Kingston 20 St. Andrew

info@eveforlife.org

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Mission: Founded in 2008, Eve for Life is the only NGO island wide that responds to and defends the rights of adolescent girls living with HIV and or adolescent girls who have been sexually abused, by providing a continuum of prevention, treatment, care and support services.

Primary Services: Testing, Counselling, Advocacy, Support

FAMPLAN Jamaica

Primary Contact: (876) 922-8724

65 East Street Kingston

famplan.pa@gmail.com

Hour of Operation: Mon to Fri, 7:30am - 3:30pm

Mission: FAMPLAN Jamaica is in the business of sexual health for over 52years and respond to the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of the underserved in Jamaica. FAMPLAN is affiliated with the International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) western hemisphere region. It operates two clinics: one in St. Ann called the Beth Jacobs Clinic and the Lenworth Jacobs Clinic in Kingston.

Primary Services: Support, Training

Good Samaritan Inn

Primary Contact: (876) 507-6123

2-4 Geffard Place Kingston 4 St. Andrew

info@gsijamaica.org

Mission: The Good Samaritan Inn (GSI), was established in 2007 by the East Jamaica Conference (EJC) of Seventh-day Adventists and members of the Adventist lay-persons Services and Industries (ASI).The institution was developed to assist the needy and homeless, by providing them with food, clothing, shelter, health services and loving care.

Primary Services: Support, Training

Hope Worldwide

Primary Contact: (876) 754-4446

7 Oxford Park Avenue Kingston 5 St. Andrew

kadaye73@yahoo.com

Hour of Operation: Mon to Thu, 8:30am - 5:00pm Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Mission: Hope Worldwide Jamaica is an incorporated non-government organization (NGO) which is committed to improve health care. HOPE worldwide Jamaica is part of HOPE worldwide, a global, medical, volunteer organization and a USAID registered charity which operates in 103 cities globally.

Primary Services: Support, Training

Jamaica AIDS Support for Life

Primary Contact: (876) 925-0021/2

3 Hendon Drive Kingston 20 St. Andrew

infojasl2010@gmail.com

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Mission: JASL is the oldest and largest AIDS-focused, human rights, non-governmental organisation in Jamaica. It is dedicated to preserving the dignity and rights of persons living with HIV and AIDS, and those vulnerable to HIV infection; and to help in the fight against the spread of the epidemic in Jamaica.

Primary Services: Testing, Legal, Counselling, Treatment, Advocacy, Support

Jamaica Community of Positive Women

Primary Contact: (876) 906 6884

Suite 3 1 Beechwood Avenue Kingston 5 St. Andrew

lovehope2015@gmail.com

Mission: The JCW+ focuses on women empowerment, developing the abilities of positive women in leadership skills and improving personal development and family life. They enhance meaningful involvement in women’s rights, sexual reproductive health, prevention and ending violence against women and promote the recognition of women’s contribution to national development.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers

Primary Contact: (876)293-9637 or (876) 633-9193

4 Ellesmere Road Kingston 10 St. Andrew

jnrwppresident@gmail.com

Mission: The mission of the JNRWP is to promote cooperation among rural women and create partnerships with institutions and private sector to support the development of agri-businesses and micro-enterprises.

Primary Services: Support, Training

Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network

Primary Contact: (876) 894-4619

1A Fairway Avenue Kingston 6 St. Andrew

jyanadvocacy@gmail.com

Mission: The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) is a voluntary youth-led advocacy programme and training organisation addressing a range of issues related to development. JYAN's mission is to develop, empower and sustain a cadre of youth advocates to lobby for change on behalf of young people by promoting positive behaviours; teaching techniques of positive advocacy; advising and guiding policies affecting them and building their capacity in Jamaica, the Caribbean and beyond.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Jamaican Network of Seropositives

Primary Contact: (876) 929 7340

3 Trevennion Park Rd Kingston 5 St. Andrew

jnplus@hotmail.com

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:30pm

Mission: The Jamaican Network of Seropositives (JN+) is a national network which advocates for the rights and concerns of people living with and affected by HIV, through empowerment, partnership, and resource mobilization. They also facilitate redress of acts of stigma and discrimination through the Jamaica Anti-discrimination System for HIV/AIDS (JADS).

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Complaint Handling

Jamaicans for Justice

Primary Contact: (876) 754-4524

2 Fagan Avenue Grants Pen Kingston 8 St. Andrew

rodjemalcolm@outlook.com

Mission: Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is a nongovernmental human rights and social justice organization. Founded in 1999, we provide legal services in response to human rights violations, campaign for social justice causes, conduct research on human rights and social justice, and work on legislation and policy. JFJ serves thousands of Jamaicans each year and produces high-impact research and advocacy that shape the national human rights agenda.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Education, Legal

Larry Chang Foundation

Primary Contact: (876) 844-9366

c/o JN+, 3 Trevennion Park Road Kingston 5 St. Andrew

danelew@gmail.com

Hour of Operation: 24 Hours

Mission: The mission of the Larry Chang Centre is to help homeless Jamaican LGBT youth to live independently by providing them with housing and support services.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Mustard Seed Communities

Primary Contact: (876) 923-6488

P.O. Box 267 Kingston 10 St. Andrew

darcy.williams@mustardseed.com

Mission: Mustard Seed Communities (MSC) began in 1978 in the impoverished community of Mona Common, as a home for a handful of abandoned and disabled children. Today it serves over 400 children, young adults, and families who belong to the most vulnerable groups in Jamaican society. The populations served include children and young adults with disabilities, children affected by HIV/AIDS, and teen mothers along with their babies. MSC Jamaica also manages a number of community outreach programs to combat poverty and provide education to local populations.

Primary Services: Support, Training

RISE Life Services

Primary Contact: (876) 967-3777 or 888-991-4146

57 East Street Kingston

rise@cwjamaica.com

Hour of Operation: Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Mission: RISE Life Management Services is a Jamaican civil society organization established in 1989 as Addiction Alert, offering the island’s first outpatient treatment centre for addictive disorder.

Primary Services: Counselling

Sex Workers Association of Jamaica

Primary Contact: (876) 880-6388

dmnjswcoalition@gmail.com

Mission: The Sex Work Association of Jamaica (SWAJ) was formed in 2007. The aim of the Association is to confront issues facing sex worker in Jamaica, work to build the capacity of sex workers and empower them to advocate on their own behalf. Core activities are in Kingston, Ocho Rios and Montego Bay.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Stand up for Jamaica

Primary Contact: (876) 948-8973

131 Tower Street Kingston

carlajamaica51@gmail.com

Mission: Stand up for Jamaica is a non-profit organization founded in 2007, by some volunteers from the Group 105 of Amnesty International, Italy with the main purpose of providing advocacy and practical help to all fragile elements of the Jamaican society. The aim is to help provide assistance to abused children and women, offer financial support, assistance and advice, and to inform the public about violations of human rights in the island.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

TransWave

7 Barbados Avenue Kingston 5 St. Andrew

neish@transwavejamaica.org

Mission: TransWave Jamaica is dedicated to improving the well-being of the Jamaican transgender and gender non-conforming community. TransWave organizes events to foster the spirit of community amongst our members, and provide safe spaces for transgender, gender non-conforming, and allied individuals.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support

UWI HIV/AIDS Response Programme

Primary Contact: (876)-927-1660

University of the West Indies, Mona Kingston 7 St. Andrew

marjan.debruin@uwimona.edu.jm

Mission: The University of the West Indies HIV/AIDS Response Programme (UWI HARP) was established in August 2001 to provide research and capacity building services to the University community, and the Caribbean as it pertains to HIV/AIDS.

Primary Services: Research

WE Change

Primary Contact: (876) 754-4524

2 Fagan Avenue, Grants Pen Kingston 8 St. Andrew

wechangeja@gmail.com

Mission: WE-Change is a community-based advocacy organisation that was established in 2015 out of a need to strengthen the women’s movement in Jamaica and advocate for and with lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LBT) women. WE-Change is focused on equipping women with the tools to advocate and become activists for the creation of a world that recognizes and protects the rights of all people, regardless of nationality, socio-economic status, abilities, race, gender or sexuality.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Woman Inc.

Primary Contact: (876) 929-9038

4 Ellesmere Road Kingston 10 St. Andrew

wicrisiscentre@yahoo.com

Mission: Established in 1984, Woman Inc. is a voluntary, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to strengthening the position of Jamaican women through providing support services, public education and advocating for legislative changes. There exists established referral links between Woman Inc. and the Family Court, the Police Rape Crisis Units, Medical and Legal Advisors, as well as other related services.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Legal, Training

Women’s Centre

Primary Contact: (876) 929-7608

42 Trafalgar Road Kingston 10 St. Andrew

womenscentre@cwjamaica.com

Hour of Operation: Mon to Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Mission: The Women’s Centre Programme for Adolescent Mothers was established in 1978 in response to the high level of teenage pregnancy experienced by the country. In 1991, the programme gained Foundation status, thus being named the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). The organization operates as a Limited Liability Company under the auspices of a government ministry, presently the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

Women’s Resource Outreach Centre

Primary Contact: (876) 929-8873

47 Beechwood Avenue Kingston 10 St. Andrew

wroccommunications@gmail.com

Mission: The Women's Resource and Outreach Centre Limited (WROC) was established as a non-profit organization on International Women's Day March 8, 1983. The organization was founded by the Committee of Women for Progress, the body which was in the forefront of the struggle for paid Maternity Leave which was won in 1979. Since its inception, WROC has offered a variety of outreach programmes aimed at creating social and economic development in both urban and rural communities. Over the years, these programmes have focused on health and wellness, sustainable livelihoods, environmental management, community capacity building, advocacy, research and communications, and organizational development.

Primary Services: Advocacy, Support, Training

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Community Leadership Messages

"We need to renew our efforts to ensure that all persons living with HIV are aware of their status, retained on treatment, and empowered and supported to adhere fully. We also need to be more creative in reaching those most at risk so that we can reduce the number of persons becoming newly infected."

Dr. John Peter Figueroa
Department of Community Health and Psychiatry
University of the West Indies

“The social determinants of HIV demand a response that transcends the boundaries of health sectors. We cannot address HIV and AIDS without addressing institutionalized discrimination of women, gender-based violence, poverty, social exclusion and inequality.”

The Honorable Delroy Chuck QC, MP.
Minster of Justice
Jamaica Ministry of Justice

“Treatment as a method of prevention is another benefit of these new guidelines as more PLHIVs are virally suppressed, the risk of transmission decreases. Testing is, therefore, a critical tool in the management and treatment of this disease.”

Dr. Simone Spence
Director, Health Services Planning and Integration
Ministry of Health and Wellness

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