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Building Development Fund For the past 35 years the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) has focused its attention on the promotion of Heart Health Care throughout Jamaica. While much work has been accomplished through the health services provided to the public over the years Heart related diseases have nevertheless continued to be the number one killer of persons in Jamaica over and above death by other diseases and even from crime. The foundation believes it is timely and critical to widen its work as a service provider to the broad-based Jamaican populace and alert them to the concerns, through our Health Education and Training Programme. However, to accomplish this goal the HFJ must expand and our existing premises at 30 Beechwood Avenue is extremely inadequate for the projected growth. Therefore the Foundation is seeking financial assistance to purchase a new building at a cost of $78.625million, which includes all the relevant closing costs and fixtures. These major changes by the foundation are even more critical as the statistics published by the Ministry of Health points towards continued escalation of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which now poses a virtual threat to the health of the nation, and by extension, the workforce of the country. The following statistics spells out clearly our concerns. See statistics below:
[MINISTRY OF HEALTH,
JAMAICA]
Based on the above growth in
numbers of persons processed the foundation is hard
pressed to handle any additional service within the
current premises, which is also in need of repairs
with little or no room for expansion.
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