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St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis. (File Photo)
St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis. (File Photo)

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Persistent In Fight To Curtail Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the parish’s public health department has been persistent in its fight to curtail mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black...
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Clinical Management Summary for Monday, December 13, 2021
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Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, December 12, 2021

Health Ministry offers booster to all Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recipients
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (December 9).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (December 9).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the 444-suite, all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on Thursday (December 09).
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PM Commends Tourism Workers For 70 Per Cent Vaccination Uptake

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says ramping up coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rates among tourism workers is key to bringing the industry back to its full earning potential. Speaking at the official opening of the 444-suite all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on December 9, the Prime Minister stated that tourism remains the “heartbeat of our...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), points to the architectural image for the upgrading of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, at the Ministry’s ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities,’ held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on December 8. Others looking on (from left) are: Consultant Project Architect, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Gov’t Investing $31.2 Billion To Build Out Public Health Infrastructure

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has committed up to $31.2 billion to build out the public health infrastructure over the next three years. Speaking at an ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities,’ at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (December 8), the Minister...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, presents the Top Policeman award to Sub-Officer in charge of the Montego Hills Police Station, Sergeant Bruce Walker. Occasion was the inaugural frontline workers’ awards for St. James hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in collaboration with Sarah
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Dr. Tufton Hails Frontline Workers For Their Resilience

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is hailing the country’s frontline workers, noting that their resilience has “allowed us to break the back of the third wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19).” “If you look at the last seven-day average, positivity rates were hovering around five per cent. That is within the global…benchmark numbers. Remember, we were at...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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PAHO Says 55 % Of Residents In Latin America And Caribbean Fully Vaccinated

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 55 per cent of residents in Latin America and the Caribbean are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). It is anticipated that this figure could increase with the arrival of an additional 1.6 million vaccine doses to the region this week, which Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says will bring the number...
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