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Vaccination Blitz Sites April 16-17, 2022

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm or Johnson...
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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
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.
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.

Mental Health Support For Tourism Sector Workers
Epidemiologist and Assistant Lecturer at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR) at the University of the West Indies, Alphonso Blake.
Epidemiologist and Assistant Lecturer at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR) at the University of the West Indies, Alphonso Blake.

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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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Chief Executive Officer at the Agro-Investment Corporation, Dr. Al Powell, speaks at JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (April 12).
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Agribusiness Forum To Focus On Food Security

Farmers are being invited to seize the upcoming opportunity for learning and networking, at the virtual Agribusiness Investment Forum, on Thursday, April 21. Hosted by the Agro-Investment Corporation, the Forum aims to attract 1,000 participants to engage in discussions on investing in Agriculture. Invited guests will gather at The Jamaica Pegasus to discuss matters relating to financing for agribusiness, access...
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The final batch of graduates of the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN) recite the Midwife’s Pledge, at the graduation ceremony held at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (April 7).
Health & Wellness

41 New Midwives To Join Health System

Forty-one new midwifes have been equipped to provide essential support to women, mothers and babies, following the successful completion of training at the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN). At a graduation exercise held on Thursday (April 7) at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, four batches of basic and post basic midwifery graduates received their diplomas after reciting the Midwife’s...
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