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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated left) and Harrington Costley of Costley
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated left) and Harrington Costley of Costley's Construction (seated right), sign the contract for the installation of a perimeter fence at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon on the hospital compound on November 25. Observing (in the background from left are): Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament for Clarendon South East, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent; Manager, Projects Department, SRHA, Damion Morgan; and Parish Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant.

Dr. Tufton Signs $38.9 Million Contract for Perimeter Fencing at Lionel Town Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Thursday (November 25), signed a contract valued at approximately $38.9 million for the installation of perimeter fencing at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon. The work will be done...
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. (JIS File Photo)
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. (JIS File Photo)

‘Good Ganja Sense’ Website Launched
Acting Senior Medical Officer in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26.
Acting Senior Medical Officer in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26.

Ministry Of Health and Wellness Implements Measures to End AIDS
Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart
Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart

100 Anchovy High School Students Vaccinated at Vaccination Blitz

Jamaica Imposes Travel Restrictions on African Countries

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Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.
COVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Services Looking To Increase 20.5 Per Cent Vaccination Coverage

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, says steps are being taken to ramp up vaccination coverage in the parish. She told JIS News that more than 20.5 per cent of residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), and while the figure ranks St. Elizabeth among the parishes with the highest vaccination coverage “we still have...
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COVID-19 Vaccination

Some Jamaicans to be given New Vaccination Cards

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise members of public, who have been issued a vaccination card with the manufacturer’s information as “SII” to visit a permanent vaccination site to receive an updated card.  These individuals should take along their current cards to a permanent site listed on the Ministry’s vaccination webportal vaccination.moh.gov.jm. The change has become necessary,...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.
CoronavirusYouth

Mental Health Of Youth Tested During Pandemic – Minister McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the mental health and fortitude of the country’s young people have been tested during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The greatest victims of COVID-19 are our young people. Education has been severely [affected],” he pointed out. The Minister said it is critical that the conversation be had about the impact...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), applaud as Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, display documents for the handover of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China, at a ceremony held on November 24 at Jamaica House.
COVID-19 Vaccination

200,000 Doses Of Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive From China

Two hundred thousand doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine have arrived from the People’s Republic of China. Of this number, 100,000 doses have been donated by the Government of China, while the remainder was purchased by the Jamaican Government. The official handover ceremony was held on Wednesday (November 24), at Jamaica House. In his address, Prime Minister, the Most Hon....
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Countries Better Placed To Fight COVID-19 This Holiday Season – PAHO

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says member countries are better positioned to counter the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the upcoming holiday season, due to access to vaccines. “We are better off… [than 2020] for one simple reason; we have more tools to protect ourselves from the virus,” she pointed out. Speaking during PAHO’s weekly digital COVID-19...
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