The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has developed a modelling tool that tracks cases during outbreaks of diseases, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19), and forecasts short-term trends. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that this tool will help member countries analyse the impact of different public health measures to inform their responses. “Today, countries in the Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda,...

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, says its members continue to play a significant role in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19). As the association celebrates Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Week, under the team: ‘Strengthening Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic’, Ms. Brown is lauding PHIs for their resilience and commitment shown...

The Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) is staging a slate of activities to mark Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Week under the theme ‘Strengthening Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic’. The week, from October 24 to 30, will recognise the invaluable role of health inspectors to nation-building, said the JAPHI’s President-elect, Michael Myles, at a recent Think Tank...

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, says there has been an increase in the level of compliance with the occupational health and safety protocols by places of employment, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Brown was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional...

President of the Jamaica Association for Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, is cautioning citizens to be very careful when purchasing food. Ms. Brown was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Saturday (October 23). “We are aware that many persons are operating from home; [they are...

At least nine health departments across the island have begun house to house vaccination. Healthcare teams, including public health nurses and community health aides from Hanover, Manchester, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny, Westmoreland, St. Ann, St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas have been deployed to communities across the island to administer the COVID-19 vaccines to shut-ins, disabled and the elderly. According to...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has lauded healthcare workers for efforts to ensure safety of the public during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking with a group of healthcare professionals at the James Hill Health Centre in Clarendon on Thursday (October 21), the Prime Minister said he is aware of the long hours they work as the country battles...