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Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. — Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

NFPB Stages Event For World AIDS Day Dec. 1

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) will be observing World AIDS Day (WAD) on Wednesday, December 1, with an event, titled, ‘Pon di Ground’, at the Maxfield Park Health Centre in St. Andrew, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Speaking...

COVID-19 Update for Monday, November 29, 2021

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a contract-signing ceremony, for the completion of the second to last phase of rehabilitation works on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James. The ceremony was held at Sandals Inn in the parish recently.

Cabinet Approves Emergency Procurement For Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation

Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.

Social Protection Key In Reducing HIV Risk

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent contract signing with construction company M and M Jamaica Ltd., for the completion of the second-to-last phase of rehabilitation work at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, at Sandals Inn, in the parish.

Team To Do Case Study Of Cornwall Regional Hospital

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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, November 28, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 53 91,222 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 34 51,892 Males 19 39,327 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 91 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 5 4,916 Hanover 1 2,959 Kingston & St. Andrew 15 22,544 Manchester 2 5,961...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated left) and Harrington Costley of Costley

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Signs $38.9 Million Contract for Perimeter Fencing at Lionel Town Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Thursday (November 25), signed a contract valued at approximately $38.9 million for the installation of perimeter fencing at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon. The work will be done by civil engineering firm Costley’s Construction. “Since I became Minister, the issue of the need to secure these premises has...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. (JIS File Photo)

4 years ago Health & Wellness

‘Good Ganja Sense’ Website Launched

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a ‘Good Ganja Sense’ website, which serves as a hub for accurate and scientific information on ganja, particularly within the Jamaican context. The website, at goodganjasense.org, provides fact-based information about the marijuana plant, and serves as a tool to build awareness about its uses and effects. Speaking at the virtual launch and...

Acting Senior Medical Officer in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26.

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Ministry Of Health and Wellness Implements Measures to End AIDS

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has implemented a raft of measures that are geared towards ending AIDS in Jamaica. Acting Senior Medical Officer (SMO) in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, outlined the details during a JIS Think Tank on Friday (November 26). She informed that of the 32, 000 persons that are estimated by UNAIDS...

Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart

4 years ago Health & Wellness

100 Anchovy High School Students Vaccinated at Vaccination Blitz

Some 100 students who attend Anchovy High school in St. James have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a vaccination blitz held at the institution on November 25. The event targeted students and parents, as the administration pushes to get 65 percent of the student population vaccinated to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes. The blitz was hosted in...

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Jamaica Imposes Travel Restrictions on African Countries

Jamaica has, with immediate effect, imposed restrictions on travelers from a number of African countries, following the emergence of the new variant of concern for the SARS-CoV-2, initially identified as B.1.1.529. The countries are: Botswana; Eswatini (formerly Swaziland); Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; and Zimbabwe. NON-NATIONALS All persons who are not citizens or permanent residents of Jamaica and...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.

4 years ago COVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Services Looking To Increase 20.5 Per Cent Vaccination Coverage

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, says steps are being taken to ramp up vaccination coverage in the parish. She told JIS News that more than 20.5 per cent of residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), and while the figure ranks St. Elizabeth among the parishes with the highest vaccination coverage “we still have...