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State Minister for Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), looks at a picture of one of the 20 medical refrigeration units donated to the public health system by international humanitarian aid organisation Direct Relief. The units were officially handed over during a ceremony at the National Health Fund (NHF), Dominica Drive, St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 8). Also looking on (from left) are NHF Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson; Director of Programme Operations, Direct Relief, Genevieve Bitter; and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Jamaica Receives Donation Of Medical Refrigeration Units From Direct Relief

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...

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, July 08, 2021

Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Judith Leiba.

Parents Advised To Seek Mental Health Services For Children At Comprehensive Clinics

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

Vaccine Donations Bolster COVAX Supplies

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen. (Donald De La Haye Photo)

EU Provides $1.8-Billion Grant For Building, Upgrading Of Health Centres

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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, July 07, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 41 50,497 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 28 28,248 Males 13 22,246 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 83 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 2,732 Hanover 0 1,376 Kingston & St. Andrew 10 13,937 Manchester...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), breaks ground on Wednesday (July 7) for the construction of a multipurpose facility at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston that will house a paediatric cardiac ward and overnight parent suite. The facility is being built by the National Housing Trust (NHT) in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF) and South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Also participating in the ground breaking (from left) are NHF Director of Projects, Orett Clarke; Senior Medical Officer at the Hospital, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson; NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Chairman of the Hospital’s Management Committee, Kenneth Benjamin; NHF Board member, Nicole Ebanks; and Opposition spokesman on Finance and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, where the hospital is based, Julian Robinson.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

PM Breaks Ground For Cardiac Ward, Overnight Parent Suite At Bustamante Hospital

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (July 7), broke ground for the construction of a multipurpose building at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew to house a paediatric cardiac ward and overnight parent suite. The two-storey facility, to be built over the next two years at a cost of approximately $120 million, will be developed...

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COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, July 06, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 52 50,456 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 29 28,220 Males 23 22,233 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 86 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 0 2,731 Hanover 2 1,376 Kingston & St. Andrew 15 13,927 Manchester...

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

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Health Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on Jamaicans to monitor and destroy mosquito breeding sites in and around their homes, as the Dengue fever remains a threat. “The mosquito still represents a threat to the population because it is the carrier of the dengue virus,” he said, while on a tour of the National...

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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, July 5, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 15 50,404 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 10 28,191 Males 5 22,210 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 9 years to 73 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 0 2,731 Hanover 0 1,374 KSA 6 13,912 Manchester 0 3,008 Portland 0 1,595 St. Ann...

State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), is presented with medical isolation gowns by Founder of local non-profit organisation, Citizens Response JA (CRJA), Larren Peart (second right), during the handover of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices on Monday (July 5). Looking on are (from left) Executive Director of the Ministry’s Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas; Marketing and Communications Officer, MultiCare Youth Foundation, Chandapaul Brown; and Executive Director, Multicare Youth Foundation, Alicia Glasgow Gentles.

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PHOTOS: Health And Wellness Minister Receives PPE

State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), is presented with medical isolation gowns by Founder of local non-profit organisation, Citizens Response JA (CRJA), Larren Peart (second right), during the handover of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices on Monday (July 5). Looking on are (from left) Executive Director of the Ministry’s Health...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie addressing a recent COVID Conversation press briefing, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

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Health Ministry Maintains COVID-19 Surveillance

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says that the surveillance protocols for the coronavirus (COVID-19) have not changed. She noted, however, that citizens may see a reduction in some community interventions if the Ministry does not identify any significant clustering of confirmed cases in a particular area. “We respond to what happens on the ground, so where it is that...