CABINET APPROVES THE CREATION OF ESTABLISHED POSITIONS FORPUBLIC HEALTH AIDES

Cabinet, at its meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, approved the creation of thirty-four (34) established positions of Public Health Aide within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services, classified at Level II, as part of Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen primary and community-based health services.

Cabinet further approved annual financing of $702,836.10 under Primary Health Care

and the transition of all temporary and contracted Public Health Aides into established

posts, subject to standard recruitment and verification.

The decision is intended to strengthen health system resilience, improve staff retention

and continuity of care, enhance accountability and performance management, and

increase administrative efficiency by eliminating repeated contract renewals and the

need for recurring Cabinet approvals.

This approval builds on a May 2025 Government decision to regularise over eighty (80)

long-serving non-established workers across the public service, reflecting a continued

commitment to modernising and stabilising the public sector workforce.