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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.

Social Protection Key In Reducing HIV Risk

The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages and inequalities that make people vulnerable to HIV infection, while mitigating the impact of HIV on households and helping those with the virus to overcome barriers in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent contract signing with construction company M and M Jamaica Ltd., for the completion of the second-to-last phase of rehabilitation work at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, at Sandals Inn, in the parish.

Team To Do Case Study Of Cornwall Regional Hospital

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, November 28, 2021

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

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.

4 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Ministry Of Health and Wellness Implements Measures to End AIDS

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has implemented a raft of measures that are geared towards ending AIDS in Jamaica. Acting Senior Medical Officer (SMO) in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, outlined the details during a JIS Think Tank on Friday (November 26). She informed that of the 32, 000 persons that are estimated by UNAIDS...

Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart

4 years ago Health & Wellness

100 Anchovy High School Students Vaccinated at Vaccination Blitz

Some 100 students who attend Anchovy High school in St. James have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a vaccination blitz held at the institution on November 25. The event targeted students and parents, as the administration pushes to get 65 percent of the student population vaccinated to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes. The blitz was hosted in...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Imposes Travel Restrictions on African Countries

Jamaica has, with immediate effect, imposed restrictions on travelers from a number of African countries, following the emergence of the new variant of concern for the SARS-CoV-2, initially identified as B.1.1.529. The countries are: Botswana; Eswatini (formerly Swaziland); Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; and Zimbabwe. NON-NATIONALS All persons who are not citizens or permanent residents of Jamaica and...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.

4 years ago 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...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, November 25, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 65 91,026 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 38 51,772 Males 27 39,251 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day to 89 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 0 4,897 Hanover 2 2,951 Kingston & St. Andrew 20 22,504 Manchester 2 5,954...

4 years ago 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,...

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.

4 years ago 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...