Health services in Dominica are primarily government operated and financed. The Ministry of Health has been charged with the responsibility for ensuring that every citizen attains the highest possible health status. The reorganization of health services took effect in 1982 with a decentralized approach. Emphasis was placed on decentralization, extension of coverage, increasing accessibility and empowerment of communities through health education and social participation. The private health sector is small in size. The Ministry of Health is the sole provider of health services in the public sector.

Health System Profile of Dominica


The profile was prepared by a group of health professionals and national policy decision makers from the Ministry of Health of Dominica, and the PAHO/WHO Caribbean Program Coordination in Barbados. Technical coordination of the national group was the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, Dominica and the PAHO/WHO Caribbean Program Coordination in Barbados. Final review, edition, and translation are the responsibility of the Health Systems and Policies Unit, PAHO/WHO, Washington, DC.

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Dominica Country Profile - Health in the Americas, 2007
Link to PAHO/WHO Caribbean Program Coordination & Eastern Caribbean Countries Office