5.7.2. Cost and Benefit Data

Table 24 details various cost and benefit estimates for actions aimed at improving population health, sanitation, disaster response, and public infrastructure in Jamaica as part of the Long-Term Strategy. These data points support strategic planning in reducing vulnerability, improving public health, and increasing resilience through targeted investments and policy measures.

Table 24. Costs and Benefits for Health & Population Interventions

Data point considered	Main source(s)
Annual allocation to the National Disaster Fund	World Bank document on Jamaica’s disaster financing
Post-disaster rehabilitation works for public infrastructure	World Bank document (same as above)
Two-yearly cash-grant programme for households after disasters	Shock-Responsive Social Protection in Jamaica case study (socialprotection.org)
Economic multiplier applied to rehabilitation spending	The Multiplier Effect – The Patterson Foundation
Economic multiplier applied to household cash grants	Same multiplier reference as above
Supervision costs for upgrading community sports facilities	World Bank document on health-sector investments
Provision of waste bins for community sanitation	World Bank document (same as above)
Procurement schedule for garbage trucks	World Bank document (same as above)
Annual community waste-management assessments	World Bank document (same as above)
Diabetes cases avoided through increased physical activity in new parks	Health Benefits of Parks and Their Economic Impacts report; national health and GDP data
Cancer cases avoided through increased physical activity	Same health-benefits report
Treatment costs avoided for water-borne diseases	Defeat DD cost estimate; Jamaica population statistics; UN SDG 6 report
Air-pollution removal benefit from urban green areas	Spatial Analysis of Northern Guatemala (applied coefficients)
Five-year water-supply strategy for underserved areas	National Water Sector Policy (2019)
Annual provision of mosquito nets and covers	World Bank document on vector control
Post-hurricane vector-borne-disease prevention programme	CEPAL disaster report for the Caribbean
Construction of new community parks / green areas	Bloomberg article on low-cost park development
Tourism revenue increase linked to improved water and green spaces	Study on the role of tourism in Jamaica’s economy
Patient travel costs to health facilities avoided (clean water scenario)	OECD report on benefits of water and sanitation investments
Livelihood Protection Policy (micro-insurance) for low-income households	World Bank document on disaster-risk finance
Economic multiplier applied to Livelihood Protection payouts	The Multiplier Effect – The Patterson Foundation