Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing World Antimicrobial Awareness Week from November 18 to 24, under the theme ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance – Handle Antimicrobials with care’. The week will be marked with a series of activities to increase awareness and understanding of global antimicrobial resistance, through effective communication, education and training. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 79 90,005 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 40 51,195 Males 39 38,807 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 28 days to 99 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 1 4,858 Hanover 3 2,909 KSA 19 22,258 Manchester 3 5,931 Portland 0 2,497 St. Ann...

As of January 2022, the Government will begin the process of filing civil suits against the families of persons who have abandoned their relatives in health facilities. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who noted that there are currently 174 of these social cases in hospitals across the country. Social cases refer...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, has revealed that the St. James Municipal Corporation received a donation of some 20,000 masks from Montego Bay’s sister city, Zhuhai, China, for distribution to the public through various agencies. “The Municipal Corporation continues to partner with the Ministry of Health and Wellness in the fight against COVID-19… .  The masks will be...

The St. Elizabeth Public Health Department and Municipal Corporation have agreed to coordinate activities aimed at preventing the spread of rodents in the parish. Chief Public Health Inspector, St. Elizabeth,  Everod Lewis, told JIS News that at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (November 11), it was noted that there are rodent challenges in several towns, most notably Black River,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking into the potential use of coronavirus (COVID-19) self-test kits locally for personal and firm-level surveillance or monitoring of the virus. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton during a statement to Parliament on November 9. “There have been some queries concerning the use of the self-test, which means...

More than 40,615 diagnostic tests have been completed in private facilities at a cost of $1.42 billion over the past two years, under the Government’s Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project, which seeks to improve access to services within the public healthcare system. The project, which got under way in September 2019, was designed to collaborate with private providers of diagnostic...