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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a recent COVID conversations digital press conference.

CMO Says Measures In Place To Reach Persons Who Need Care

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says several measures are in place to reach persons who need regular care from public hospitals, despite the emergency mode under which they are operating because of COVID-19 admissions. She said various forms...

Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (right), makes a point to Public Relations Manager, Huawei Technologies Jamaica, Jesse Zhao (second left), during Thursday’s (January 20) presentation of 50 food packages by Huawai Technologies Jamaica, for distribution to front-line workers at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the National Chest Hospital in Kingston. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer, National Chest Hospital, Dwayne Francis (left); Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camille Wallen-Panton. The packages were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.

Food Packages Donated for Front-line Workers

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, at a recent virtual COVID Conversations press briefing.

COVID-19 In 75 Per Cent Of Communities Islandwide

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the COVID Conversations digital press conference on January 20.

Testing For COVID-19 Variants Under Way At UHWI

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), displays some of the medical items donated to Jamaica by the Federal Republic of Germany, at the National Health Fund (NHF) site, on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew, on January 18. Others (from left) are Adviser to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; PAHO Representative in Jamaica, Ian Stein, and Chargé d’Affaires at the German Embassy in Jamaica, Frank Bernhardt.

Germany Donates Equipment To Fight COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, today Tuesday (January 18).

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Emergency Care Services Now The Focus At Hospitals

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says with more than 700 beds occupied in public hospitals by coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, the priority is to save lives. Speaking with reporters at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus Garvey facility in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 18), the Minister said persons with chronic illnesses have also brought added...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official opening and naming ceremony for the new headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, located at 2 Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (January 19). The new headquarters was named in honour of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. (FILE)

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Jamaicans Must Take Greater Responsibility To Protect Themselves From COVID-19 – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is once again calling on Jamaicans to take greater personal responsibility to protect themselves from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing the official opening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s new headquarters in downtown Kingston on January 19, Mr. Holness urged Jamaicans to adhere to the measures that have been implemented under...

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

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PAHO Recommends Rapid Antigen Testing

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending that member countries prioritise rapid antigen testing for persons experiencing coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms and who are at risk of spreading the virus. Speaking during PAHO’s weekly digital COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday (January 19), Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said the recommendation comes against the background of surging COVID-19 cases across the region,...

The Government of Mexico has donated a supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to Jamaica. The vaccines arrived by aircraft at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (January 14).

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PHOTOS: Mexico Donates Vaccines To Jamaica

The Government of Mexico has donated a supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to Jamaica. The vaccines arrived by aircraft at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (January 14).

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) and Vice Chair of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s Paint and Surface Coatings Technical Committee, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.

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CARPIN Official Calls On Public To Be Aware Of Harmful Effects Of Lead In Paint

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, is urging engagement of the public on the impact of lead in paint on public health. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, who is also Vice Chair of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s Paint and Surface Coatings Technical Committee, explained that it is important for the...

Pineapple Craft Market, Ocho Rios, vendors aren’t shy about showcasing their vaccination status. The market is fully 100% vaccinated.

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Tourism Stakeholders Urge Vaccination Against COVID-19

Tourism stakeholders and other business interests are appealing to Jamaicans to get vaccinated, noting that it is the only proven strategy to counter the onslaught of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. The stakeholders, which include hoteliers, attraction owners, craft traders, duty-free merchants and transport operators, said that it has become clear that nothing less than a concerted effort and “collective responsibility”...

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Citizens Must Take Responsibility In Fight Against COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government continues to implement measures to protect the population from the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the Minister, the Administration is very sensitive to the plight of persons who have been affected by the virus and is attempting to improve the response and to “find ways to protect the...