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

PAHO Continues To Partner With Member States To Boost Take-Up Of Vaccines

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) continues to partner with member countries having low COVID-19 immunisation coverage, to boost the take-up of vaccines. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, who notes that there are adequate doses available “to meet demand everywhere...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, April 25, 2022
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, April 24, 2022
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.

#getallyourshots for Vaccination Week April 23-30
President of the Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited, Sonia Morris (standing centre) is flanked by (from left) Resource Mobilisation Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Rochelle Sukharan; JN Bank Representative Marshalee Walcott-Lawrence; Friends of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) member Monica Caine; Business Relationship and Sales Manager at JN Bank in Falmouth, Trelawny Nina Peters; Consultant Haematologist and Oncologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital Dr. Harvey Crawford; Radiation Oncologist Consultant CRH Dr. Raveen Sharma; Vice President, Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited Errol Richards; Manager, Department of Nursing at CRH Noela Hutchinson Livingston; Senior Medical Officer at CRH Dr. Derek Harvey; Director of Nursing Services at CRH Gillian Ledgister and Chief Executive Officer at CRH Charmaine Williams-Beckford, following a ceremony to hand over three chemotherapy infusion chairs to the hospital on Wednesday (April 20).
President of the Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited, Sonia Morris (standing centre) is flanked by (from left) Resource Mobilisation Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Rochelle Sukharan; JN Bank Representative Marshalee Walcott-Lawrence; Friends of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) member Monica Caine; Business Relationship and Sales Manager at JN Bank in Falmouth, Trelawny Nina Peters; Consultant Haematologist and Oncologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital Dr. Harvey Crawford; Radiation Oncologist Consultant CRH Dr. Raveen Sharma; Vice President, Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited Errol Richards; Manager, Department of Nursing at CRH Noela Hutchinson Livingston; Senior Medical Officer at CRH Dr. Derek Harvey; Director of Nursing Services at CRH Gillian Ledgister and Chief Executive Officer at CRH Charmaine Williams-Beckford, following a ceremony to hand over three chemotherapy infusion chairs to the hospital on Wednesday (April 20).

Cancer Care Centre at CRH GETS $500K Gift

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), observes as Nurse Fiona Ellis administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Stony Hill resident Bryan Anderson, at the Stony Hill HEART Academy, today (April 22). Also observing is French Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch (second left), and Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein. The Pfizer vaccine doses being administered at the site were donated by the Government of France.
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State Minister Flynn and French Ambassador Tour Vaccination Site

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, and French Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, today (April 22) visited the Stony Hill HEART Academy vaccination site, where vaccines donated by France were being administered. Also on the visit was the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (centre), is shown new medical equipment donated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to strengthen Jamaica’s COVID-19 response, by Advisor for Health Emergencies at PAHO country office in Jamaica, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (right). Looking on is PAHO/WHO representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein, who made the presentation at PAHO’s country office in Kingston on April 20.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Donates $40M In Equipment To National COVID-19 Response

Jamaica’s COVID-19 response has been boosted by approximately $40 million dollars in the form of new medical equipment, courtesy of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The donation was made today (April 20) at PAHO’s country office in Kingston. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton in his expression of gratitude to the organisation, lauded the partnership...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
COVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

PAHO Member States Administer 1.77 Billion Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines

More than 1.77 billion doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered to populations in Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries since the immunisation campaign commenced 16 months ago. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the effort represents the “largest immunisation programme in history.” “Over two-thirds of people in Latin America and the Caribbean received two doses, and many...
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