The parish of Manchester is divided into six (6) health districts and comprising of 19 health centres (six (6) Type 3, six (6) Type 2, five (5) Type 1 and two (2) Satellite). Each health district has a Type 3 full service health centre with curative, maternal and child, dental, mental and environmental services.

There are also two (2) hospitals (one (1) Type B -- Mandeville Regional; and one (1) Type C -- Percy Junor).

The population of the parish is 199,373 (STATIN).