Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says it is important for Jamaicans to understand the primary healthcare system and use it correctly. Speaking at a ceremony on June 17 marking the adoption of the Seaforth Health Centre in St. Thomas by the Seprod Foundation and Canco Ltd., which operates under the Linstead Market brand, the Minister...

More than 220,000 Jamaicans have received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Of this number, 51,908 persons are fully vaccinated while 168,758 have received their first dose of the vaccine. Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis, provided the latest vaccination figures during the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on June 17....

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is appealing for continued adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety measures during the summer period. “We are going into a danger period. If we take the experience from last year … during the summer period, there were various activities and events that would have...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be prioritising persons 50 years and over for the second dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID) vaccine as the blitz events resume this Saturday (June 19). The vaccination blitz activities will be held at 22 sites across nine parishes and will continue at some locations until Tuesday, June 22. The parishes include St....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 61 49,564 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 30 27,710 Males 31 21,851 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 80 years 1 day to 108 years     PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 7 2,696 Hanover 6 1,337 Kingston & St. Andrew 17 13,731 Manchester 1 2,974 Portland 0 1,585...

The Seaforth Health Centre in St. Thomas has been officially adopted by the Seprod Foundation and Canco Ltd., under the Ministry of Health and Wellness Adopt-a-Clinic Programme. Speaking at the ceremony, which was held on June 17 at the facility, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, thanked both entities for their combined commitment to the facility...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, has called on more persons in the diaspora to unite with Jamaica in rebuilding sectors affected by the pandemic. “Let us, Jamaica and the diaspora, especially now when COVID-19 has altered our way of living, build back stronger together for a sustainable future where every Jamaican, at home or abroad,...