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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.

Get All Age-appropriate Cancer Screenings – Dr. Graham

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...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Saturday, February 12, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), hands over disposable masks to Deputy Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Dr. Marc Thomas. Looking on is Acting Board Chairman, National Health Fund (NHF), Shane Dalling. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of two million disposable masks to several key entities and vulnerable groups to aid in the prevention and control of the coronavirus (COVID-19), at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), hands over disposable masks to Deputy Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Dr. Marc Thomas. Looking on is Acting Board Chairman, National Health Fund (NHF), Shane Dalling. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of two million disposable masks to several key entities and vulnerable groups to aid in the prevention and control of the coronavirus (COVID-19), at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11).

Ministry Of Health Distributes 2 Million Masks
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams, look at a display of disposable face masks. They are joined by Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (second right), and Acting Board Chairman, NHF, Shane Dalling. Occasion was the handover of two million masks by the Health Ministry to benefits schools, frontline personnel, community responders and vulnerable groups, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams, look at a display of disposable face masks. They are joined by Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (second right), and Acting Board Chairman, NHF, Shane Dalling. Occasion was the handover of two million masks by the Health Ministry to benefits schools, frontline personnel, community responders and vulnerable groups, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11).

Dr. Tufton Urges Proper Disposal Of Face Masks
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) discusses the benefits of the oxygen concentrator with Director, Patient Care Services, Northwell Health, Dr. Sandra Lindsay (second right). Looking on (from left) are: Chairman of the Bustamante Hospital for Children’s Management Committee, Kenneth Benjamin; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Occasion was the handover of medical equipment and supplies, valued at over US$800,000, to the Government of Jamaica by the United States-based Northwell Health, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (Feb. 11).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) discusses the benefits of the oxygen concentrator with Director, Patient Care Services, Northwell Health, Dr. Sandra Lindsay (second right). Looking on (from left) are: Chairman of the Bustamante Hospital for Children’s Management Committee, Kenneth Benjamin; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Occasion was the handover of medical equipment and supplies, valued at over US$800,000, to the Government of Jamaica by the United States-based Northwell Health, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (Feb. 11).

Jamaica Receives More Than US$800,000 Worth of Medical Supplies

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Vaccination sites open this weekend

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....
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Director of Health Services Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the initiatives undertaken by the Ministry towards a heart-healthy Jamaica.
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Health Ministry Helps to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has taken steps to help reduce the risk factors for heart disease in Jamaica. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday (February 11), Director of Health Services Planning and Integration (HSPI) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, pointed to four areas in which the Ministry has made strides...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2022/23 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House, on Thursday (February 10), under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.
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Multibillion-Dollar Upgrading Of Hospitals And Health Centres

The Government will shortly commence its multibillion-dollar upgrade of the health sector, which is the largest allocation to be budgeted to ensure that Jamaicans are served in state-of-the-art facilities. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who highlighted the development while delivering the 2022 Thone Speech in the House of Representatives on February 10, said this has never...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 10).
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Gov’t Reduces Nightly Curfew

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced further revisions of the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), effective Friday (February 11). The revised measures, which include relaxation of the nightly curfew hours, are based on declines in the COVID-19 indicators, particularly infections and hospitalisations. In a statement to the House of Representatives on...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2022/23 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament, at Gordon House, on Thursday (February 10), under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.
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Policies In Place To Develop And Maintain Trade And Foreign Relations

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government continues to execute policies and activities to develop and maintain Jamaica’s trade and foreign relations for national recovery and development. “These efforts were instrumental in acquiring donations valued at more than J$370 million in support of Jamaica’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts,” he said, while delivering the 2022...
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