Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that significant work has been done under the Health System Strengthening Programme since its launch last year. “We have made some strides in implementation. These include design work for 11 of the 13 facilities to benefit under the programme. We are going through final approvals and from what I...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL  NOTES Confirmed Cases 37 50,757 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 23 28,413 Males 14 22,341 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 98 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 1 2,740 Hanover 7 1,396 Kingston & St. Andrew 4 13,995 Manchester 2 3,030...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced plans for the renovation of the Bustamante Hospital for Children’s entrance on Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston. This, Mr. Holness said, in order to facilitate clients and other stakeholders with safe and smooth access to the compound, in light of the programmed widening of Arthur Wint Drive, from Mountain View Avenue...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the pace of Jamaica’s recovery from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on how diligently persons practice infection prevention and control measures to contain domestic spread, “and how we take the vaccines when they are available.” Speaking during Friday’s (July 9) ground-breaking ceremony for IMCA Jamaica Limited’s corporate...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is urging residents of the parish to remain vigilant in protecting themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19). “If you do not have to go on the road, stay home. If you do not have to be out late, although the curfew hours have been [adjusted], stay home. Keep yourself as safe as...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, is urging residents not to get complacent in the fight to eradicate mosquito breeding sites across the parish. This call comes in light of the rise in the Aedes index from 8.2 per cent to 9.9 per cent over the past month. The Aedes index refers to the percentage...

Jamaica’s public health system has received a donation of 20 medical refrigeration units valued at US$140,378 for the storage of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical items. The units, provided by international humanitarian aid organisation Direct Relief have been deployed to 14 hospitals, one in each parish, and six health centres across the island. Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness,...