The Ministry of Health and Wellness is employing a scientific approach to support its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Portfolio Minster, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has been engaged to undertake a knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviour study for which a draft is now available. He noted that the study is “looking...

The Ministry of Tourism is staging photo and jingle competitions to mark Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) from September 27 to October 3. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director of Tourism, Donovan White, said that the competitions are part of strategies being employed by the Ministry, its agencies and industry partners to raise awareness about the importance of tourism...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has spent $4 billion in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, in making the disclosure, said that a large portion of the funds, approximately 1$ billion, went towards providing personal protective equipment (PPEs) and procuring drugs and sundries. “We had a peak in expenditure in...

Jamaica’s capacity to monitor and treat patients with the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been boosted through the donation of a field hospital, valued at approximately $105 million, by the United States (US) Government. The 70-bed facility, located on the grounds of the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew, was officially handed over on Thursday (September 24) by US Ambassador to Jamaica,...

Newly appointed State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, says the Government remains committed to advancing maternal and child healthcare in Jamaica. During a tour of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston on Friday (September 25), the State Minister said this continues to be an area of focus for the Ministry, as it...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (September 25), broke ground and signed contracts for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, in response to the treatment and hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients. One of the hospitals will be constructed at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny and the other at the St. Joseph's Hospital...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to shower elders with love and appreciation on Sunday (September 27), observed as National Grandparents’ Day, as the country kick-starts this year's activities for Senior Citizens’ Week. The week, which is being observed under the theme ‘Advancing the health and well-being of older people amid COVID-19', was launched on Friday (September 25) at the office of the...