After the Storm: Caribbean Health Systems Struggle in the Wake of Hurricane Melissa
After the Storm: Caribbean Health Systems Struggle in the Wake of Hurricane Melissa  
Podcast: History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture
Published On: Mon Dec 22 2025
Description: After the Storm: Caribbean Health Systems Struggle in the Wake of Hurricane Melissa is a hard-edged investigative narrative that follows Caribbean public health systems through the critical months after a devastating hurricane. Moving beyond the immediate disaster, the story tracks how fragile infrastructure, delayed aid, workforce exhaustion, and uneven recovery compound into a prolonged health crisis. It examines how prevention falters, trust erodes, and long-term capacity is reshaped, revealing that the most dangerous phase of disaster is often the one that unfolds after the winds stop.