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Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Working Group To Develop Rehabilitation Guides

A Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Working Group has been established to develop patient care guidance and rehabilitation guides to help advance healthcare workers’ knowledge and treatment of post-COVID-19 condition. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says this is in keeping...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, July 4, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), unveils the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month Proclamation, at the official launch of the month of activities on Monday (July 4), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. He is joined by (from left) President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Patsy Edwards-Henry; President of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Dr. Brian James; Chairperson for the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month National Planning Committee, Professor the Most Hon. Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer; President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant; and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), unveils the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month Proclamation, at the official launch of the month of activities on Monday (July 4), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. He is joined by (from left) President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Patsy Edwards-Henry; President of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Dr. Brian James; Chairperson for the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month National Planning Committee, Professor the Most Hon. Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer; President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant; and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Healthcare Workers Lauded For Dedicated Service During COVID-19
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), participate in the official funeral for late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Claremont, St. Ann, on Monday, July 4. Among others in attendance (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South East, Lisa Hanna.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), participate in the official funeral for late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Claremont, St. Ann, on Monday, July 4. Among others in attendance (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South East, Lisa Hanna.

Shahine Robinson Hailed As Exemplary Leader
Customer Affairs Manager of the Government Electrical Regulator (GER), Kemar Lake, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Customer Affairs Manager of the Government Electrical Regulator (GER), Kemar Lake, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (centre) breaks ground for the rehabilitation of a sanitation block at the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James on June 30. Joining him (from left) are Superintendent of Police in Charge of Operations, St. James Police Division, Eron Samuels; Principal of Bickersteth Primary and Infant School in St. James, Robert Gordon; Owner of Odel Allen Construction, Odel Allen; Senior Manager for Social Development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho; Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth – Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; and Principal of Lethe Primary and Infant School, Allison McGhie.
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Sanitation Block at Lethe Primary and Infant to Be Rehabilitated

Students and staff of the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James will have access to improved sanitation facilities under a project being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The entity, under the Integrated Community Development Project – Phase 2 (ICDP II), is providing $12.3 million to rehabilitate the institution’s sanitation block, including upgrading of toilets and...
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Programme Director, Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘ Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on June 28.
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Enhanced Job-Readiness Curriculum Prepares Students For Working World

Students participating in the Global Services Sector (GSS) High School Immersion Bootcamp Training Programme will have an opportunity to learn digital skills as part of the Enhanced Job Readiness Curriculum. The curriculum aims to prepare students for the working world through four weeks of online classes and case studies. It will also focus on cognitive and soft skills for workplace...
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Participating in the launch of the mentorship programme and the handover of equipment are: (left to right)-CEO for the BRH, Diana BrownMiller; SRHA Regional Director, Michael Bent; Director of Nursing Services at the BRH, Maria Stampp; SRHA Regional Medical Technologist, Donovan Leon and Chief Medical Technologist at the BRH, Cassandra Monteith.
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Black River Hospital Institutes Programme to Mentor Child From Birth

The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has launched the New B.I.R.T.H. (Beginning In Restoring Trust and Hope) Mentorship Programme, designed to mentor and touch the life of a child born on one’s birthday. Inservice Education Nurse at the BRH, Dorcia Brown-Lyle who bconceptualized the programme, explained that the initiative will allow persons to give back to a child born...
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Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (left), and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Sub-Regional Programme Director, Dean Chambliss, bump elbows after signing a US$750,000 subsidiary agreement at CARPHA’s headquarters in Trinidad and Tobago.
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PAHO Provides US$750,000 To Caribbean Public Health Agency

An additional US$750,000 in financing support has been provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The funding comes under PAHO’s Biennial Work Plan (BWP), which spans two-year funding periods, the last of which ended in December 2021. The latest allocation will cover CARPHA’s programme implementation schedule for 2022 and 2023, which aims...
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