MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22nd August, 2018 STATUS UPDATE ON MINISTRY OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AFTERMATH OF EARTHQUAKE Port-of-Spain, 22nd, August 2018: The public is advised that the Ministry of Health has taken every action to ensure essential medical services are available to all citizens in the immediate aftermath of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday and the subsequent aftershock, today August 22nd 2018.