Dieticians and nutritionists have been helping vulnerable Jamaicans create healthy meals with limited financial resources as they cope with the economic fallout brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, says Dietician at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Rosalee Brown. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to encourage Jamaicans to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, as the virus remains a threat globally. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that vaccine take-up “has gotten slower as persons perceive that the risk no longer exists or does not exist in a significant way as it did earlier”. “COVID is...

Residents of several communities in St. Andrew East Rural benefited from free health services at a medical camp staged by the Indian High Commission at the St. Martin de Porres Primary School on Sunday (March 27). Services offered include filling of prescriptions, general health checks, dental and eye examinations, and supply of glasses frames. Cosmetology services were also provided, such...

Jamaicans are being urged to start making good nutritional choices to prevent comorbidities and chronic diseases, which remain the leading cause of death among Jamaicans. “We must be careful as to what we put in our bodies,” said Past President of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), Dr. Rosalee Brown. She was addressing a Think Tank...

Jamaicans are being implored not to regard the withdrawal of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) as an end to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to continue to exercise vigilance against the disease. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in making the call, said that the virus remains a threat, and it is still raging in other...

Jamaicans should consume more locally grown foods to reduce their salt intake, says Regional Dietician at the Western Regional Health Authority, Dr. Rosalee Brown. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay regional office, in St. James, on March 24, Dr. Brown pointed out that research has shown that sodium is a contributor to the...

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