Jamaica: 'Some corporate area medical facilities will not stand up to strong earthquake'

75 per cent of critical medical facilities require seismic retrofitting in order to ensure structural safety in the event of a severe earthquake according to a new study - 'Seismic Screening of Critical Medical Facilities in Kingston' carried out by doctoral student Kevin Tankoo.

"It's not just the hospitals. The schools, police stations, government buildings, places that should be offering assistance when there is a disaster should be part of a hazard assessment to make them resilient."