Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging residents to get all the necessary age-appropriate cancer screenings to ensure early detection of the disease. These, she said, include a pap smear, breast exam, digital rectal exam or testing of the faeces. “We are seeing younger and younger persons who are [presenting] with cancers, and we are also...

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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has distributed two million disposable masks to several key entities and vulnerable groups to aid in the prevention and control of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The items, procured from various international partners through the National Health Fund (NHF), were handed over during a ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11). They...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging citizens to properly dispose of used masks to prevent potential environmental hazards. “Dispose of them in a way that preserves the environment. I have seen articles popping up globally around improper disposal, and [masks] ending up in waterways or the marine [environment] and so on,” he noted. “It...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at more than US$800,000, by United States (US)-based healthcare provider, Northwell Health. The over one million items, which include respirator masks, N95 masks, oxygen concentrators, nasal oxygen, safety eyewear, and protective gowns, were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for...

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Jamaicans are this weekend invited to attend a vaccination site as the Ministry moves to safeguard persons against severe illness, hospitalisation and death associated with COVID-19. Sites will continue offering the four vaccines presently available in country– AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer. The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to advise members of the public to get vaccinated....