The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed a contract with construction firm M and M Jamaica Ltd. for the completion of the second to last phase of rehabilitation work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James. Signing of the contract took place during a ceremony held at Sandals Inn in St. James on Thursday (November 18). Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is renewing the call for parents and guardians of children 12 years and older, to take them to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “There is one vaccine, so far, that has been approved for children 12 to 18 years old and that’s the Pfizer vaccine. We encourage parents to allow their children, to give approval for their...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 750 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered across member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that the number represents full vaccination of approximately half of the population in these states. She said that nearly 3.5 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 97 90,467 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 49 51,454 Males 48 39,010 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 89 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 1 4,879 Hanover 3 2,922 KSA 24 22,364 Manchester 5 5,946 Portland 5 2,508 St. Ann 7...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to spend an estimated $1.3 billion towards the digital transformation of the health sector. This work is being done under the Health Systems Strengthening Programme of the Ministry, for which a contract was signed recently with Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a...

Over 1,000 residents of vulnerable communities have benefited from the United States (US) Government’s provision of US$12 million towards Jamaica’s national coronavirus (COVID-19) response since the onset of the pandemic. Acting United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative in Jamaica, Alex Gainer, said  allocations were earmarked for non-health COVID-19 assistance to the residents. He said these include vouchers...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says comprehensive research on Jamaica’s coronavirus (COVID-19) experience can help in devising strategies to bolster the public health sector’s resilience. “I would support any research that is properly put together that seeks to look at public health and project [the extent of its resilience] in the years to come, coming...