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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Ministry of Heath and Wellness Vaccination Blitz October 9-10, 2021

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, 2021 to receive their first and second dose of the AstraZeneca and the single dose of the Johnson...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) addresses residents inside the Mocho Health Centre in Clarendon during a vaccination sensitisation tour on Thursday (October 7). He is flanked by Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central and State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left), and Councillor for the Mocho Division, Romaine Morris.

One Million Jabs by November 30

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), displays the keys for a 16-seater minibus, donated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to support the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response. The bus was among items handed over at the PAHO office located at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on Thursday (October 7). Sharing the moment (from left) are Director of the Caribbean Regional Office, CDC, Dr. Varough Deyde; Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre; and PAHO/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein.

Jamaica Receives Bus, Lab Supplies From CDC and PAHO

Programme Director for the Florence Elderly and Shut-In Feeding Programme, Erica Robinson-Daley (third right), and programme volunteers prepare to package food items and toiletries for distribution to the elderly and shut-ins from Tucker, St. James. This was at the Tucker Wesleyan Holiness Church in St. James, recently. The volunteers (from left) are Dorett Lawrence; Remaine Bell; Tossheena Webber; Lee Tosha Webber; Kenaire James; and Adrine Waite.

Social Worker Helping Tucker’s Elderly And Shut-Ins

J. Wray & Nephew Ltd. Commercial Manager, Levi Bloomfield & Channel & Customer Marketing Director, Leleika-Dee Barnes; SRHA Regional Director Michael Bent; MRH Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Arlene Watson-Chantiloupe and CEO, Alwyn Miller are photographed after the handing over of $4 million from J. Wray & Nephew to the Mandeville Regional Hospital to support its fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Southern Regional Health Authority Receives $9 Million to Fight COVID-19

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

5 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Services Industry Growth Brings Optimism For Faster Recovery

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the 14 per cent growth in the services industry for the April to June quarter heightens the prospect of sooner-than-anticipated recovery from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Planning Institute of Jamica (PIOJ) reported that the industry’s turnout largely spurred a turnaround in...

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

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Member Countries Urged to Leverage ‘One Health’ Policy

Member countries of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are being encouraged to leverage PAHO’s new ‘One Health’ Policy to reduce the risk of a new pandemic. The policy, approved by regional ministers of health at PAHO’s recent Directing Council meeting, outlines a blueprint for countries to bring together experts and officials from varying sectors to address some of the...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Persons With NCDs More Likely To Be Severely Affected By COVID-19

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says persons of all ages with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among those more likely to get a severe bout of COVID-19. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, recently. “Remember, persons living with non-communicable diseases have a worse outcome with COVID-19 and feature very prominent...

Director of the Business Development Division at the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe.

5 years ago Health & WellnessTechnology

JAD Looking To Acquire Technology Devices For Deaf Students

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) is looking to acquire technology devices to support online teaching and learning at schools for the deaf. These include laptops, tablets and desktop computers, Director of the Business Development Division at JAD, Deniese Badroe, told JIS News. She noted that with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacting face-to-face classes, institutions have had to rely...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, makes her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 5).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Permanent COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Stony Hill Division

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, has announced the establishment of a permanent coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site in the Stony Hill Division of her constituency. The site is located at the Stony Hill HEART Academy and is open Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 a.m....

President of the National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA), Allan Blair, addresses the launch of the Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative, at the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday, October 5.

5 years ago CoronavirusTechnology

NCOTA Endorses Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative

The National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA) has endorsed the Transport Operators COVID-19 initiative, which was launched on October 5 at the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The initiative is aimed at encouraging more transport operators to get vaccinated by providing them with gas vouchers. Speaking at the virtual event, NCOTA President, Allan Blair, said that the group welcomed the...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Get Your Second Dose – Dr. Ennis

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, says although the country is experiencing reductions in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, protocols must be observed. Acknowledging that while the reduction in infections is encouraging, she said the positivity rate is still too high and persons are still being hospitalised. “Outside of those figures and numbers,...