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Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator at the National Family Planning Board, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 22.

NFPB To Launch Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Campaign

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is to launch a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Campaign, entitled Live Life Before You Give Life. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 22, Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator with the National Family Planning Board,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), exchanges greetings with Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), at the ground breaking for the construction of the $16-million Andrews Mews Health and Recreational Centre in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, on Friday (February 19). Also pictured in the background (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; and Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, (KSAMC), Robert Hill (partially hidden).

PM Pleased With Shift In Public Sentiment Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

CARPIN Urges Persons To Note Effects Of Pesticide Use

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks at the Ministry’s weekly Digital COVID Conversations press conference, held at the offices of the Ministry on Thursday (February 18). Seated beside him are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (left) and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

Young Persons Account For Highest Number Of Positive Cases Of COVID-19

First Aid Instructor of the St. Elizabeth arm of the Jamaica Red Cross, Maceo Sibbles (standing), instructing staff of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and St. Elizabeth Infirmary on how to apply Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with the help of CPR manikins, during Thursday's (Feb. 18) session of the basic first aid and CPR training at the Black River Primary and Infant School in the parish.

First Aid, CPR Training For St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation And Infirmary Staff

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Health & Wellness

PROMAC Gets $75 Million

The Government has set aside $75 million to continue initiatives under the Programme for Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in Jamaica. The allocation will facilitate final payments on laboratory equipment and complete a training programme for nurses. Details are contained in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. PROMAC is being funded...

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Health & Wellness

$125 Million For Western Children And Adolescent Hospital

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to pump $125 million into the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. Details of this expenditure are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; and Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, broke...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the Ministry’s weekly COVID Conversation Press Conference, held at the offices of the Ministry in New Kingston, on Thursday (February 18). With the Minister is National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Government Has Resources To Secure Vaccines For Two Million People

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has the resources to secure vaccines for some two million Jamaicans. These vaccines are to be made available subject to the availability of suppliers. Minister Tufton gave this update during the weekly COVID Conversations Press Conference, which was broadcast from the offices of the Ministry of Health...

Clinical Coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Dr. Delroy Fray.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

More Beds At Cornwall Regional Hospital For COVID-19 Patients

Clinical Coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, Dr. Delroy Fray, says plans are “well under way” to create an additional 16 bed spaces at the facility for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Addressing a virtual forum hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday (February 18), Dr. Fray said that the objective is to...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, February 21, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 297 21,679 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 125 9,618 Females 172 12,058 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 101 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 4 1,252 Hanover 12...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Breaks down Vaccination Budget

In addition to the over $5B Jamaica Dollars that the Government of Jamaica has allocated to spend on procuring the COVID-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is expected to expend some $978M Jamaica Dollars on other resources to ensure a success national vaccination programme. This programme will see some 2 million Jamaicans receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine by March...

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, addressing the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on February 18.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

National Epidemiologist Urges Increased COVID-19 Vigilance In The Workplace

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, says there is need for increased adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols in the workplace. “All of us will need to follow the protocols. What we find happening is that when we go into (the workplace) to do our investigations, there is lapse in the protocols. Persons are eating lunch together, so you know they...