The public sector in Saint Lucia dominates the administration and delivery of health care services. The Ministry of Health, Family Matters and Gender Relations is principally charged with the task of organizing resources and services for the health of the nation. The Ministry of Health has direct control of the public health system and regulates the private system through the Public Health Law (1975). The process of Health Sector Reform in Saint Lucia has gone through the design phase and preparations are underway for the implementation phase.
The profile was prepared by a group of 17 professionals and national policy decision makers from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Community Services, Ministry of Planning, the Poverty Reduction Fund, Saint Lucia Insurance, the National Insurance Scheme, the Government Statistics Department, and the PAHO/WHO Caribbean Program Coordination in Barbados. Technical coordination of the national group was the responsibility of the Ministry of Health of Saint Lucia and the PAHO/WHO Caribbean Program Coordination in Barbados. Final review, edition, and translation are the responsibility of the Health Systems and Policies Unit, PAHO/WHO, Washington, DC.
HEALTH SYSTEM PROFILES 
The public sector in Saint Lucia dominates the administration and delivery of health care services. The Ministry of Health, Family Matters and Gender Relations is principally charged with the task of organizing resources and services for the health of the nation. The Ministry of Health has direct control of the public health system and regulates the private system through the Public Health Law (1975). The process of Health Sector Reform in Saint Lucia has gone through the design phase and preparations are underway for the implementation phase.