Great Bay (DCOMM):--- At the Government Administration Building, the Minister of Health Cornelius de Weever introduced the Inspector General Earl Best for the Inspectorate for the Ministry of Health, Social Affairs, and Labor (VSA). He began April 1st.
Minister De Weever said that the Inspector brings with him a vast knowledge and experience in the areas of not only Medicine but also policy and administration as well as rounded background that affords him the opportunity to fit well in the position of Inspector General. Mr. Best has been contracted for a period of 3 years as Inspector General at the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor.
He attended medical school in the Netherlands; his specialty is Sports Medicine.
Best has as well vast experience and/or worked as a General Practitioner, a Medical Advisor to the former SVB, Company Doctor, Aviation Medical Examiner, Heads of several Government Departments since 1990, i.e. Sports Health Care, Public Health Policy Development, Ambulatory Care, Medical Director for Curacao Emergency Medical Services (CEMS), Director at the Department of Health Care Procurement at the Public Health Services, among other positions.
He has training in Mass Casualty Management, Quality Management, INFECTIOUS Diseases, Pediatrics, Critical Medicine, Oncology, Advanced Life Support, among a host of other topics.
Best said that "I'm happy to be living on St Maarten after having visited the island quite frequently in past years and proud to be able to serve the community in the best way possible. As the Inspector General for Health Care and Labor affairs, I will do my utmost to establish and guaranteed level of care that meets accepted and required standards and quality and to interact more with the healthcare consumers and professionals. It's a very challenging job, which I hope to fulfill to the maximum in the years ahead."
