Last Updated on July 27, 2025, 12:08 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew has confirmed that the hospitals across the island nation are due to receive 9 ambulances. The people of St Kitts and Nevis had been informed that the ambulances will be coming to the island in 2025.
During the Prime Minister’s press conference, which was hosted on Tuesday, July 22, Dr Drew confirmed that they will have two of the ambulances on the island by the end of this month.
The island nation will further receive the other seven medical vehicles by the month of November. The Prime Minister confirmed that the procurement of the ambulances was an ongoing effort.
The Ministry of Health has been working with international partners to get ambulances on the island for the last several months. Prime Minister Drew confirmed that they were supposed to have the ambulances on island several months previously.
However, the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia caused a significant amount of supply chain delays. The Prime Minister said that they are constantly in touch with the international partners to get an accurate timeline on the deliveries of the ambulances.
The Minister confirmed that the TDC has also informed them about the delays and they are being kept updated on all the developments regarding the deliveries. The Prime Minister said that barring that no other delays happen, the country is expecting to bring nine ambulances to the island by November 2025.
The Prime Minister’s efforts to secure the ambulances is proof of the fact that they are dedicated to bringing quality healthcare to the people. The ambulances will help improve mobility of people in case of an emergency as more vehicles will be available for taking patients to and from hospitals.
The procurement of the ambulances had been announced back in 2024 and work has been in progress ever since. The Ministry of Health has also been waiting for the ambulances to arrive to the island.
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