The Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in Manchester has been gifted with a new operating theatre bed valued at US $10,250, which will boost the facility’s capacity to perform the 600 operations it does annually. Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Carlos Wilson explained that the bed, donated by the Rachael Dixon Memorial Fund (RDMF), has become the hospital’s primary...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 29 90,370 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 15 51,405 Males 14 38,962 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 31 days to 82 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 2 4,878 Hanover 2 2,918 Kingston & St. Andrew 6 22,340 Manchester 0 5,941...

Effective Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Jamaicans 50 years and older are able to access the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine currently in country. To become vaccinated, members of the public are encouraged to make an appointment using the Ministry of Health & Wellness’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or by calling the National Vaccination Call Centre at 888-ONE-LOVE (888-663-5683). Persons...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., seven days per week, effective Thursday (November 18). This new curfew hours will remain in effect for a three-week period ending December 9, 2021. Prime Minister Holness made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16)....

Promotion of the country as a health and wellness destination will be the major focus of this year’s Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference, slated for Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Refresh, reboot, reawaken – the new world...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 30 90,341 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 20 51,390 Males 10 38,948 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 10 months to 94 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 1 4,876 Hanover 0 2,916 Kingston & St. Andrew 10 22,334 Manchester 0 5,941...

Professor of Public Health and Ageing, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer, says practical nurses have made pivotal contributions to Jamaica’s health sector. Speaking during the recent virtual media launch of the inaugural Nursing Support Workers Day in Jamaica, set for November 23, Professor Eldemire-Shearer said doctors in public and private practice have relied on the...