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...

Residents of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves against coronavirus (COVID-19) infection during the upcoming holiday season. The period, for some countries, starts as early as Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25, and segues into Christmas and the New Year. PAHO’s Director of Health Emergencies, Dr. Ciro Ugarte,...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to remind Jamaicans 50 years and older, who are now able to access the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, that they must make an appointment to receive the dose. To become vaccinated, members of the public are asked to make their appointment using the Ministry of Health & Wellness’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or...

The Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in Manchester has been gifted with a new operating theatre bed valued at US $10,250, which will boost the facility’s capacity to perform the 600 operations it does annually. Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Carlos Wilson explained that the bed, donated by the Rachael Dixon Memorial Fund (RDMF), has become the hospital’s primary...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 29 90,370 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 15 51,405 Males 14 38,962 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 31 days to 82 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 2 4,878 Hanover 2 2,918 Kingston & St. Andrew 6 22,340 Manchester 0 5,941...