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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

Investment Needed In Primary Healthcare

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to increase investments in health systems, particularly at the primary level. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says countries should consider investing a minimum six per cent of gross domestic product (GDP)...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

40,000 Students Have Received First Dose Of Pfizer Vaccine
Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, (second right), observing Nurse Shannon Bowden (right), as she administers the vaccine to a Red Stripe employee (centre). Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, cheered his employee, as she received her dose. The vaccination was administered at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston today (September 8).
Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, (second right), observing Nurse Shannon Bowden (right), as she administers the vaccine to a Red Stripe employee (centre). Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, cheered his employee, as she received her dose. The vaccination was administered at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston today (September 8).

Positive Response To Private Sector Vaccine Initiative
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses parents and children during a tour of the vaccination site at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type V Clinic), in St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses parents and children during a tour of the vaccination site at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type V Clinic), in St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.

Parents Should Not Be Worried For Children Taking Vaccine – Dr. Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, leads a vaccination motorcade in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He also visited vaccination sites and engaged in community sensitisation sessions throughout the parish.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, leads a vaccination motorcade in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He also visited vaccination sites and engaged in community sensitisation sessions throughout the parish.

Health Ministry Keeps Close Watch On New Variant Of COVID-19

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), addresses journalists at a vaccination site located at Holy Family Primary and Infant School in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 8). With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccine ‘Ambassadors’ To Be Deployed In All Constituencies

In the push to get more Jamaicans vaccinated, the first set of 40 vaccine ‘ambassadors’ has been mobilised in St. Andrew North East, to encourage and facilitate the vaccination of members in their communities. Under the initiative, all Members of Parliament will recruit vaccine ambassadors to encourage constituents to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant And Lactating Women

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for pregnant women after their first trimester and mothers who are breastfeeding. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that COVID-19 vaccines are critical tools for safeguarding expectant and lactating mothers during the pandemic. “COVID-19 vaccines, approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), are safe to administer during pregnancies. [Additionally]...
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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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PAHO Urges Persons Not To Fall Prey To COVID-19 Misinformation

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is encouraging residents of member countries to verify information they receive about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and vaccines and not fall prey to misinformation. Speaking during PAHO’s recent COVID-19 digital briefing, Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., noted that there are persons who are trying to doubt the pandemic’s existence and the efficacy and...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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PAHO Reviewing Proposals For Regional Platform Initiative

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reviewing approximately 32 proposals from private and public-sector firms indicating their willingness to participate in the entity’s latest initiative, designed to bolster regional pharmaceutical production capacity. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that the outcome of these reviews is expected to be announced by September 30. Speaking during PAHO’s recent COVID-19 digital briefing,...
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