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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 20 2016 – Health authorities have confirmed the death of a second medical practitioner as a result of the Swine Flu virus and are urging high risk persons who have contracted the disease to seek urgent medical attention.
The Ministry of Health said that Dr. Denise Duncan Goffe, who was in her 60s, had died from H1N1-related issues. In 2010 she had been awarded the special commemorative Diamond jubilee medal for her contribution to the development of health and emergency services.
She worked in the public health sector for more than 30 years. She retired from her post as director, Health Service Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health in 2014.
Dr Goffe was later employed to the South East Regional Health Authority as Clinical Quality Assurance Officer.
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, in a condolence message said “this is a difficult time for the entire team at the Ministry of Health.
Dr Duncan Goffe, who died Saturday at the University Hospital of the West Indies was diagnosed with Influenza A (H1N1), or swine flu, but also had other chronic medical illnesses.
She is the second medical doctor and sixth person to die after contracting Swine Flu.
