The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced that Errol C. Greene has taken up the role of Permanent Secretary effective September 1, 2024.

Greene assumes this role, having previously served in the public health sector as Regional Director of the largest health authority, the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) which oversees health services in Kingston & St Andrew, St Thomas and St Catherine.

He was also a former regional director for the Western Regional Health Authority and a former chief executive officer of the Kingston Public Hospital.

Prior to his sojourn in public health, Greene served as Town Clerk of the Kingston & St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and also served at the St Thomas Municipal Corporation.

Greene is a Justice of the Peace and a past recipient of the Governor General’s Achievement Award.

In welcoming Greene to the role, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton said, “We welcome Greene to his new responsibility and look forward to his contribution to the planned programmes and policy priorities of the Ministry and to the new dimensions he will add, as the Government continues to work towards its vision of realizing the best health outcome for all Jamaicans.”

Greene replaces Dunstan Bryan, who has proceeded on study leave.