Name of the Organization : National Health Fund
Type of Facility : Apply For JADEP Card
Country : Jamaica
Official Website : http://www.nhf.org.jm/
JADEP :
The Jamaica Drug For the Elderly Programme (JADEP) is a public-private sector collaborative effort which was launched by the Ministry of Health in 1996. The Programme is now managed by the National Health Fund (NHF).
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Objective :
The objective of JADEP is to improve access to essential drugs through payment subsidies for persons suffering from ten (10) chronic illnesses.
Individual Benefits :
** JADEP which provides a specific list of drugs free of cost, to beneficiaries who are 60 years and over for the treatment of ten (10) chronic illnesses
** Drugs are dispensed as needed, however, if an NHF beneficiary has received their monthly supply, they cannot return to the pharmacy until twenty four (24) days have passed for a refill.
** Under JADEP, a refill will be allowed on the twenty seventh (27th) day after a month’s supply.
Illnesses Covered :
** Hypertension
** Cardiac Conditions
** Arthritis
** Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
** High Cholesterol
** Vascular Disease
** Diabetes
** Glaucoma
** Psychiatric Conditions
** Asthma
Eligibility :
All Jamaican residents, sixty years of age and older, who have been diagnosed with one or more of the conditions covered, are eligible to enrol for JADEP membership.
Application Process :
** All Jamaican resident sixty years of age and older, who have been diagnosed with one or more of the conditions covered, are eligible to enroll for JADEP membership.
** Collect a NHF Application Form from your doctor, hospital, health clinic, pharmacy, NHF Head Office or NHF Helpdesk locations.
** You can enroll for JADEP at any government health centres, National Council for Senior Citizens, NHF Head Office or Helpdesk locations.
You need proof of age, which can be one of the following :
** Birth certificate
** Passport
** Driver’s licence
** National Voter’s Identification Card
** Senior Citizens Identification Card
** Letter from a Justice of the Peace (JP), medical doctor or pastor, verifying age.
Note :
If you cannot go to an enrolment centre you can ask someone to do so for you, but you must send proof of age.
When you use your JADEP membership card. You only pay :
$40 for one item on your prescription
$80 for two items on your prescription
$120 for three items on your prescription
$160 for four items on your prescription
$200 for five items on your prescription
$240 for six items or more on your prescription
Download Sample Form : https://www.nhf.org.jm/
Contact Us :
National Health Fund
The Towers, 6th Floor
25 Dominica Drive, Kingston 5
Tel : (876) 906-1106
Tel : 1-888-DIAL-NHF (342-5643)
Fax : (876) 906-1105