Camrie Hines of Westmoreland is the Public Health Inspector for the Year 2021. Mr. Hines walked away with the coveted trophy and $80,000 monetary prize during the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors’ (JAPHI) 75th Annual Educational Conference opening and awards ceremony hosted virtually from The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 25). The event was part...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Ltd in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Wellness will on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, mount its first vaccination effort dubbed Vax-Up Day at the Half-Way- Tree Transport Centre, St. Andrew. It will run from 10am – 7pm. Corporate Communications Manager at the JUTC Cecil Thoms says "it is clear to us that as...

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...