Last Updated on October 10, 2026, 12:19 PM AST by Anthony Morris
Dr Geoffrey Hanley visited the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Headquarters to inspect the erected field hospital. The NEMA is conducting training exercises at the headquarter grounds to strengthen the country’s emergency preparedness and disaster response capabilities.
The Acting Prime Minister of the country was accompanied by Acting Minister of National Security, Garth Wilkin.
The officials have shared that the training programme started on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 and concluded on October 9, 2026. The training programme was attended by IBHS Disaster Management Team, the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force, NEMA and the Public Works Department (PWD).
They were given information regarding the assembly and the operation of the facility in the event that a disaster strikes.The officials have shared that the exercise trains the participants on the initial assembly of the two 40-bed field hospitals.
The hospitals were donated to the federation by the United States of America in 2021. One of the field hospitals was designated for use in St. Kitts and the other hospital for Nevis.
Both the hospitals are equipped with 40 beds and all the beds are distributed across four wards in the hospital. Each ward is also equipped with divider curtains, lighting, bathroom facilities, generator and essential bedding supplies.
The NEMA team has confirmed that the field hospitals have been designed to make sure that the country can provide additional facilities in the event of an emergency, The work done by the NEMA team will help provide additional medical capacity when emergencies, natural disasters or other major incidents cause pressure on the Federation’s healthcare services.
The training programmme was led by Allister Thompson, who works in the Department of Public Works, Nevis. The government information service has shared several images from the visit of the Acting Prime Minister and Acting Minister of National Security to the NEMA headquarter.
The officials have shared during the exercise all the participants were given training about the complete set-up process. The participants learned about unpacking and assembling flooring panels to erecting the shelter structure and installing lighting systems.
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