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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Saturday, April 16, 2022

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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Friday, April 15, 2022
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Vaccination Blitz Sites April 16-17, 2022
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday, April 14, 2022
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), receives 10 laptop computers and other devices for the National Vaccination Programme from representatives of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), at PAHO offices in St. Andrew, on Monday (April 11). Others pictured (from left) are Advisor to PAHO, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; PAHO Representative to Jamaica, Ian Stein; Country Representative (Ag) at USAID Jamaica, Alex Gainer, and Health Team Lead at USAID, Wendy Benzerga.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), receives 10 laptop computers and other devices for the National Vaccination Programme from representatives of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), at PAHO offices in St. Andrew, on Monday (April 11). Others pictured (from left) are Advisor to PAHO, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; PAHO Representative to Jamaica, Ian Stein; Country Representative (Ag) at USAID Jamaica, Alex Gainer, and Health Team Lead at USAID, Wendy Benzerga.

PHOTOS: National Vaccination Programme Gets USAID Donation

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Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace (right), in discussion with stakeholders participating in Wednesday’s (April 13) launch of the ‘Talk Yuh Mind’ tourism workers counselling support programme at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew. From left are Chairman, Tourism Linkages Health and Wellness Network which spearheads the initiative, Kyle Mais; Executive Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Rose Johnson; and Consultant Psychiatrist and Therapist, Dr. Wendel Abel.
Health & WellnessTourism

Mental Health Support For Tourism Sector Workers

Tourism workers experiencing COVID-19-related mental health challenges will soon be able to access counselling support services under a newly established programme, dubbed ‘Talk Yuh Mind’. The multi-stakeholder initiative is being spearheaded by the tourism ministry’s Tourism Linkages Health and Wellness Network and will be executed by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Leadership and Governance. Support is...
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Epidemiologist and Assistant Lecturer at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR) at the University of the West Indies, Alphonso Blake.
Health & Wellness

Study Shows Link Between Social Support And Cardiovascular Health

A high level of social support is associated with better cardiovascular health, reduced mortality and overall greater quality of life. This is one of the findings of a study conducted by Epidemiologist and Assistant Lecturer at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR) at the University of the West Indies, Alphonso Blake. The main objective of the study was to...
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President of the Kiwanis Club of Spanish Town, Derven Patrick (third left), with representatives from five hospitals across the island after presenting them with hospital supplies donated by the Kiwanis Club of Toronto and the Caribbean, during a ceremony held at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, on Wednesday (April 13). The supplies, valued at Can$5,894, comprised toddlers’ socks, cotton blankets, baby and adult pampers, toddlers’ wooden high chairs, a bath chair and a wooden walker. The representatives (from left) are Patient Affairs Manager, Bustamante Hospital, Ta
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PHOTOS: Presentation Of Hospital Supplies

President of the Kiwanis Club of Spanish Town, Derven Patrick (third left), with representatives from five hospitals across the island after presenting them with hospital supplies donated by the Kiwanis Club of Toronto and the Caribbean, during a ceremony held at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, on Wednesday (April 13). The supplies, valued at Can$5,894, comprised toddlers’ socks,...
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(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 12. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.
CoronavirusEducationFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessSectoral Debate 2022/23

Billions Invested To Deal With COVID-19 Impact On Education

The Government has invested more than $1.8 billion to militate against learning loss across the education sector. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 12). “This figure does not include our continued support of online/media platforms and educational resources, which...
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Services at Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre to be Relocated

The Manchester Health Services wishes to advise the public that services at the Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre will be relocated to the following facilities, as of Tuesday, April 19. Location: Former Elizabeth House property, 44 Manchester Road, Manchester. Services: curative (doctor); pharmacy; dressing; eye clinic; laboratory; mobile dental and nutrition. Location: Kendal Camp & Conference Centre, Kendal, Manchester. Services: maternal...
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