Ministry Of Health, Wellness & The Environment

What Ministry Of Health, Wellness & The Environment does

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy is the government ministry of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) responsible for national public health, environmental health, and energy policy. Operating as a state entity under the Government of SVG and led politically by Minister Hon. Daniel Cummings with Mrs. Jo-Anne Benjamin-DaSilva as Acting Permanent Secretary, the Ministry administers a tiered national healthcare delivery system comprising 39 health centers, 5 district hospitals, 1 polyclinic (Stubbs), the Mental Health Centre (built 1938), Lewis Punnett Care Home (geriatric, est. early 1950s), and the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital as the primary secondary/tertiary care facility. Services span primary, secondary, and tertiary care, including maternal/child health, immunization (95%+ coverage maintained for children 0–5), mental health, nutrition programmes, chronic disease screening, and environmental health regulation under the Public Health Act, 1977.

The Ministry's core technology asset is the SVG Health Information System (SVG-HIS), an open-source electronic health records platform managed by the Information Technology Services Division and deployed across 36 facilities with modules covering Electronic Health Records/ADT, Clinician Order Entry, Maternal Child Health, HIV/AIDS, Laboratory, Supply Chain, Public Health, Human Resources, and Finance. Disease surveillance is coordinated regionally with CARPHA (THiS, CVSS) and globally with WHO and PAHO. Eleven internal divisions and units support operations, including Pathology Laboratory, Environmental Health Division, Energy Unit, Nutrition Unit, Health Planning and Information Unit, General Nursing Council, and Research Ethics Committee.

The Ministry is funded through the national public budget — no commercial revenue is reported — with hospital service fees payable within 28 days of discharge (15% surcharge on late payment). The customer base is the entire population of SVG, served free or subsidized at point of care. Donor-funded and multilateral programmes are integral to operations, including the Early Childhood Health Outreach (ECHO) initiative with UNICEF/PAHO/Bernard van Leer Foundation, World Pediatric Project pediatric surgical missions (active since 2002), the SAICM chemicals management project with CEHI/UNEP, and the new EU Global Gateway geothermal energy programme with FIAP.

Name

Ministry Of Health, Wellness & The Environment

Legal name

Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy

Website

https://health.gov.vc

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy is the government ministry of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines responsible for public healthcare delivery, environmental health regulation, and energy policy, operating 39 health centers, 5 district hospitals, 1 polyclinic, and the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital for the national population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH), Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO), Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development (HLAJAKAJ)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Hospital care services
• Primary healthcare
• Environmental health
• Health information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingstown

HQ country

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: The Ministry operates as a government ministry funded through national public budgets. Healthcare services are provided to all citizens with fees charged for certain hospital services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy operates the national public health system of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, delivering primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare through 39 health centers, 5 district hospitals, 1 polyclinic, the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, the Mental Health Centre, and Lewis Punnett Care Home. It also administers environmental health regulation, nutrition programs, energy sustainability initiatives, and operates the SVG-HIS electronic health records system across 36 facilities.

Product overview

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines provides public health services rather than commercial technology products. The Ministry operates health facilities (hospitals, health centres, polyclinics), environmental health programs, and manages health initiatives such as the SAICM Project for chemicals management, the Early Childhood Health Outreach (ECHO) program, and health surveillance systems. The Ministry's internal Health Information System (SVG-HIS) is a government initiative developed by the Information Technology Services Division for electronic health records management across 36 facilities, not a commercial product offered to external customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Milton Cato Memorial Hospital
• Mental Health Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 8,000 children assessed and over 3,200 received surgeries or procedures through World Pediatric Project partnerships
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Pediatric Project (WPP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002WPP is a non-profit organization providing tertiary critical healthcare to children in Eastern Caribbean. Since 2002, WPP has assessed over 8,000 children in SVG with over 3,200 receiving surgeries or procedures. Services valued at EC$79 million+. WPP sends volunteer medical teams for pediatric surgical missions and arranges referrals to 23 US and international partner hospitals. WPP depends on philanthropy and in-kind donations.
• Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEHI collaborates with the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to implement the SAICM (Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management) project aimed at strengthening national capacities for sound chemicals management in governmental and private sectors.
• Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARPHA provides regional health monitoring and updates including hantavirus surveillance. The Ministry collaborates with CARPHA for monitoring systems including THiS (Tourism and Health Information System) and CVSS (Caribbean Vessel Surveillance System) for early detection of public health threats.
• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAICM is a UN-wide policy framework for chemicals management. The project aims to strengthen national capacities for sound chemicals management in governmental and private sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO provides global health updates and notifications including disease outbreak monitoring. WHO was notified of cruise ship hantavirus cluster in May 2026, triggering regional surveillance alerts.
• UNICEF (United Nations International Children Education Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF supported the Early Childhood Health Outreach (ECHO) program through the Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI), providing resources for early childhood development in at-risk communities.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAHO joined partnership with Caribbean Child Support Initiative, Bernard van Leer Foundation, and Ministry of Health to develop the ECHO program integrating early childhood concepts into Primary Health Care system.
• UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNEP is involved in the Chemicals in Products (CiP) Project and SAICM activities. SVG conducted case studies for UNEP on toys sector and participated in reports on chemicals in products.
• Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCSI partnered with UNICEF, PAHO, Bernard van Leer Foundation, and Ministry to develop ECHO program for at-risk children 0-3 years in Calliaqua health district.
• Stockholm ConventionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational treaty on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). SVG participates through SAICM project linkages for chemicals management.
• Rotterdam ConventionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational convention on hazardous chemicals trade. SVG participates through SAICM project for chemicals management information.
• International POPs Elimination NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork supporting elimination of persistent organic pollutants. Linked through SAICM project activities for chemicals management.
• FIAP (Implementing Partner)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFIAP implements the EU Global Gateway geothermal energy program for Eastern Caribbean delegations including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PAHO (Pan American Health Organization): Regional WHO-affiliated public health agency providing technical cooperation, surveillance and policy guidance to Caribbean ministries; SVG is a PAHO member and partner.
• CARPHA (Caribbean Public Health Agency): Caribbean regional public health agency coordinating surveillance (THiS, CVSS), laboratory services and emergency response across member states including SVG.
• Ministry of Health (Trinidad and Tobago): Larger, more resourced Caribbean national health ministry with broader tertiary-care capacity and a wider portfolio; a relevant incumbent peer given overlapping jurisdiction and policy frameworks.
• OECS Commission: Regional intergovernmental body for the Eastern Caribbean coordinating health, environment and energy policy across OECS members including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Direct peers

• Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services (Saint Lucia): National health ministry of another OECS member state with near-identical mandate structure (public hospitals, community health services, environmental health, mental health) and similar island-population scale; the closest functional peer.
• Ministry of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs (Dominica): Another OECS national health authority operating community health services, district hospitals, and environmental health programmes with a similar donor-dependent funding model.
• Ministry of Health and Wellness (Jamaica): Larger Caribbean national health ministry operating regional hospitals, community health services, and public-health regulation — comparable mandate at greater scale.
• Ministry of Health (Grenada): Operates the parallel OECS small-island-state health system with comparable primary care network, district hospitals, and reliance on PAHO/CARPHA partnerships — directly comparable in scope and population served.
• Ministry of Health (Bahamas): Another Caribbean national health authority operating a network of public clinics, hospitals, and community health programmes across an archipelagic geography analogous to SVG.

Others

• World Pediatric Project: Long-standing strategic partner that delivers tertiary pediatric surgical missions and referrals to 23 US/international hospitals — comparable as a healthcare delivery organization with direct operational overlap in SVG.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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